atomic
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- adjective
- /əˈtɑːmɪk/
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atómico
- The atomic theory provides a fundamental explanation for the composition of matter.
- atomic nucleus
- atomic structure
- atomic physics
That's the floor, or rather the atomic bonds in the floor and in the ground below.
- That's the floor, or rather the atomic bonds in the floor and in the ground below.
- Well, looks like it somehow got transmuted on the atomic level into oxygen.
- They'd radiate, lose energy, and plunge into the atomic nucleus.
- OK, that is about the same magnitude as the width of an atomic nucleus.
- So today we are building molecular machines versus atomic machines.
- These are the atomic bonds and the molecular bonds that create solid objects.
- Because neutron stars are super dense objects, they are like giant atomic nucleuses.
- This forces electrons into the atomic nuclei, where they turn protons into neutrons.
- So the dark matter fluctuations tend to attract more dark matter and the atomic matter follows that.
Examples
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For example, diffusion along atomic rows and across them can be expected to be different.
Academic text (1993) -
OK, now what gives atomic orbitals their shape?
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And at the atomic level, the energy levels are much higher.
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And the energy in atomic units is not one.
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We know that it's atomic in nature.
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And what could be more precise than the atomic scale?
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The atomic number of zinc is 30.
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Plane waves do not depend on the atomic positions, so using them makes the results more precise.
Academic text (1999) -
But we can keep zooming even further to the centre of the atom, the atomic nucleus.
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Planck's constant is a fundamental part of the study of atomic and subatomic processes in atomic physics.
Academic text (1991)
Idioms
Compounds
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A very powerful weapon that splits atoms to make a huge explosion and destroy large areas
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A very powerful explosive that uses energy from splitting or joining atoms to destroy things
An international organization that helps countries use nuclear energy safely and peacefully
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A former United States government agency that oversaw nuclear energy research and civilian use
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3.9
The average mass of the atoms of a chemical element, measured in atomic mass units
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Number of protons in an atom's center that shows its place in the periodic table
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A number that tells how heavy one atom of an element is in atomic mass units
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A machine that splits atoms to make energy for electricity or research
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A scientific idea that all matter is made of tiny particles called atoms
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A pattern of lines in light made when atoms take in or give off energy, showing which element it is
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A strong mixed drink made with more than one kind of alcohol and bright layers
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A radioactive metal made by shooting neutrons at plutonium in a lab
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A radioactive metal element called nobelium with atomic number 102 that scientists use only for research
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A radioactive element called lawrencium that scientists make in a lab
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A man-made radioactive chemical element called rutherfordium with symbol Rf
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A soft white metal found in rare earth minerals, used in special glass and camera lenses
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A soft metal called neodymium from the rare earths used in strong magnets and lasers
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A soft silver metal from the rare earth group that is radioactive and has no stable forms
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A silvery metal called samarium that is used in powerful magnets and electronics
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A silvery-white chemical element used in magnets and medical imaging
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A rare earth metal called holmium that helps make very strong magnets
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A metal found in minerals and used in some lasers and glowing materials
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A colorless, odorless gas that makes up most of the air and is needed by living things
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A rare metal element called lutetium that is often found with yttrium
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A heavy, rare metal used in strong metal mixtures and often found with platinum
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A heavy, valuable grey-white metal that resists corrosion and is used for jewelry
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A radioactive metal called polonium that is found with uranium and used in some devices
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A very rare radioactive element that breaks down quickly and is called astatine
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A radioactive metal called radium that appears in small amounts in uranium ores
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A radioactive metal element called protactinium often made when uranium breaks down
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A heavy radioactive metal used as fuel in nuclear reactors and in weapons
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A radioactive metal called neptunium found in uranium ores and nuclear reactors
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A radioactive metal called einsteinium with atomic number 99 made by hitting plutonium atoms with neutrons
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A man-made radioactive heavy metal element called hassium with atomic number 108
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A very heavy radioactive metal that scientists make in labs and has atomic number 109
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A man-made chemical element named darmstadtium with 110 protons used only in research
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A radioactive metal element called roentgenium whose atoms have 111 protons
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A very heavy radioactive metal made by scientists and named copernicium
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A man-made radioactive element named nihonium with atomic number 113
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A very heavy man-made element called flerovium with atomic number 114
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A very heavy chemical element made in a lab that breaks down quickly
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A radioactive element named livermorium with symbol Lv that has 116 protons in its atoms
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A chemical element used in fertilizers and found in plants and bones
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A poisonous yellow-green gas used to kill germs and to bleach things
How Small
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5.3
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word atomic comes from the Greek atomos, which means 'not cut' or 'indivisible' and comes from a- 'not' and tomos 'cut'. Because early scientists thought atoms were the smallest uncut pieces of matter, atomic now means 'relating to atoms'.