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atomicity

/ˌætəˈmɪsɪti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
atom-ic-i-ty
IPA
/ˌætəˈmɪsɪti/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The number of atoms in a molecule.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of valence (“the combining capacity of an atom, functional group, or radical determined by the number of atoms of hydrogen with which it will unite, or the number of electrons that it will gain, lose, or share when it combines with other atoms, etc.”).

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The state of a system (often a database system) in which either all stages complete or none complete.

Countable

noun

The quality or state of being atomic.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek *τομός (*tomós) Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos)bor. Latin atomusbor. Middle French athomebor. Middle English attome English atom Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English atomic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English atomicity From atomic + -ity.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌætəˈmɪsɪti/
  • British English: /ˌætəˈmɪsɪti/

Usage

Inflected Forms

atomicities (plural)

Derived Forms

diatomicity nonatomicity

Synonyms

valence

Rhymes With

electricity publicity simplicity ethnicity toxicity felicity elasticity plasticity historicity chromaticity benedicite rhoticity

Questions

How do you pronounce atomicity?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌætəˈmɪsɪti/.
What does atomicity mean?
The number of atoms in a molecule.
Where does atomicity come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek *τομός (*tomós) Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos)bor. Latin atomusbor. Middle French athomebor. Middle English attome English atom Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English atomic Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English atomicity From atomic + -ity.

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