atom
/ˈætʌm/noun2 syllables
Atom means: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything.
Synonyms for atom5
What does atom mean?2
noun
1
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
2
(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Atom in a sentence
- An atom is made out of protons, neutrons and electrons.Scott
- To see an atom, you need a special microscope.shekitten
- A water molecule has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.CK
- The universe is a gigantic atom and everything is affected by it.ulyssemc1
- An ion is an atom or molecule with an electric charge.rul
- It is harder to crack a prejudice than an atom.BlockeeR
- Electrons orbit around the nucleus of the atom.orcrist
- There is one electron in a hydrogen atom.Anon
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Forms of atom
as a noun
- plural
- atoms