atomy
- noun
- Archaic
:
átomo
- In old scientific texts, an atomy was believed to be the smallest possible unit of matter.
Examples
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Philosophers once argued about whether an atomy could be divided further.
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An atomy is a tiny part of matter.
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The poet described the dust as countless atomies floating in the sunlight.
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The atomy of the universe is fascinating.
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In ancient texts, an atomy was described as the fundamental building block of matter.
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The scientist studied the behavior of atomies under a powerful microscope.
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Many theories about the universe originate from the concept of the atomy as a tiny part of physical reality.
Synonyms
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4.2
A very small piece or amount of something
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2.8
A very small amount of something, almost none
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8.2
A very small speck of dust or dirt
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Etymology
Atomy is an old form of the common word atom, from Greek atomos, with a- 'not' and tomos 'cut'. It was used in old science and poetry to mean the smallest part of matter that 'cannot be cut', which is why it named tiny particles before modern science used the shorter word atom.