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atomic
[ uh-tom-ik ]
adjective
- of, pertaining to, resulting from, or using atoms, atomic energy, or atomic bombs:
an atomic explosion.
- propelled or driven by atomic energy:
an atomic submarine.
- Chemistry. existing as free, uncombined atoms.
- extremely minute.
atomic
/ əˈɒɪ /
adjective
- of, using, or characterized by atomic bombs or atomic energy
atomic warfare
- of, related to, or comprising atoms
atomic hydrogen
- extremely small; minute
- logic (of a sentence, formula, etc) having no internal structure at the appropriate level of analysis. In predicate calculus, Fa is an atomic sentence and Fx an atomic predicate
atomic
- Relating to an atom or to atoms.
- Employing nuclear energy.
Derived Forms
- ˈٴdz, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·ٴdzi·· adverb
- ԴDza·ٴdzi adjective
- ԴDza·ٴdzi· adjective
- non·ٴdzi·· adverb
Example Sentences
And the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan was initially flagged for removal from Pentagon documents, apparently due to the word "gay".
An RAF veteran who was among the first British personnel to witness a flattened Hiroshima following its atomic bombing by the US in World War Two has died aged 102.
It produced more energy than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, according to the US Geological Survey.
Attacks on Ukraine's nuclear power stations have led the UN's atomic watchdog to call for restraint.
St Louis, meanwhile, was where uranium was refined and used to help create the atomic bomb as part of the Manhattan Project.
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