Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adatom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: adatom
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An atom that lies on a crystal surface

Example Sentences

"We studied silicon adatoms on the Si(100) surface."
"An approach to help correct this involves an adcluster, consisting of an adatom (molecule) and cluster, which is "dipped" into the electron "background" of the substrate [24,25]."
"Otherwise, in the case of pure physisorption, adatoms and very small adclusters would not be observed with the STM because the probability for the sharp eigenstates of the adparticles to lie within the 10 meV energy window ( given by the bias voltage ) would be considerably small."

Etymology

From ad- + atom, meaning "adsorbed atom".

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ad

Inflected Forms

adatoms (plural)

Derived Forms

adatomic

Questions

What does adatom mean?: An atom that lies on a crystal surface
Where does adatom come from?: From ad- + atom, meaning "adsorbed atom".

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