to atomize

Examples

• All

• He carefully atomized the liquid, transforming it into tiny droplets that filled the air with a pleasant aroma.

• We atomize it in a contained space.

  The Last Days on Mars (2013)

• If they atomize its tissues into the atmosphere.

  Ultraviolet (2006)

• The original liquid atomized... to particles when exposed to the air.

  Alien: Covenant (2017)

• Everything gets atomized and simplified.

  Academic text (2003)

• First, water in the atomized fuel immediately evaporates into steam as it enters the combustion zone.

  Academic text (2012)

• His company, Ardeo, Inc., holds patents on several devices that atomize and mix a liquid and a gas—fuel and air in the combustion chamber of an automobile, for instance.

  Academic text (1996)

• The gardener uses a special tool to atomize the water, creating a fine mist that nourishes the plants.

• The new engine technology allows for better fuel efficiency by atomizing gasoline into smaller particles for more complete combustion.

Synonyms

S

to spritz

vsto atomize

10 5.5

To spray a small quick amount of liquid on something

creates a much finer spray of tiny particles, not only a quick small squirt

A

to aerosolize

vsto atomize

• Specialized

4 7.8

Turn a liquid or solid into tiny particles that float in the air

focuses on reducing liquid into small particles, not necessarily forming airborne suspension

M

to mist

vsto atomize

4 2.8

To spray fine drops of liquid onto something to moisten or cool it

reduces liquid into very small particles for broader purposes

N

to nebulize

vsto atomize

• Specialized

1 7.7

To turn medicine or liquid into a fine mist to breathe in

is a general process that reduces liquid into very small particles beyond medical use

How Fine

to aerosolize

• Specialized

4 7.8

to atomize

1 7.0

to mist

4 2.8

to spray

209 1.0

to sprinkle

100 1.1

to drip

171 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology