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atomic meaning

EN[əˈtɔm.ɪk]
WAtomic
  • Atomic may refer to:
  • Of or relating to the atom,
  • Atomic Age, also known as the "Atomic Era"
  • Atomic (magazine), a Australian computing and technology magazine
  • Atomic Skis, an Austrian ski producer
  • Atomic (band), a Norwegian jazz quintet
  • Adjective
    1. (physics, chemistry) Of or relating to atoms.
      1. A stream of atomic hydrogen is emitted
    2. Of or employing nuclear energy or processes.
      1. We built a small atomic bomb in the garage
    3. Infinitesimally small.
      1. The hairs on a bedbug are almost atomic
    4. Unable to be split or made any smaller.
      1. A bit is an atomic item of data
    5. (computing) Said of an operation that is guaranteed to either complete fully, or not at all.
      1. In order to avoid race conditions, this operation has to be atomic
  • More Examples
    1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
      • Van der Waals (vdW) forces were added semiempirically to the dispersion energy as a contribution proportional to R –6 (where R is the atomic distance) ( 28 ).

Meaning of atomic for the defined word.

Grammatically, this word "atomic" is an adjective.
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    1. Adjectives
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