ATOMIC Definition & Meaning

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atomic

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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

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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

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Relating to an atom or to atoms.
Employing nuclear energy.

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Derived Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of atomic¹

First recorded in 1670–80; atom + -ic

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Example Sentences

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It produced more energy than the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, according to the US Geological Survey.

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Attacks on Ukraine's nuclear power stations have led the UN's atomic watchdog to call for restraint.

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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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The plan is simple: to develop a more secure alternative to GPS by enabling the portable use of new atomic clocks, rather than relying on signals from satellites in space that can be jammed.

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It was like somebody dropped an atomic bomb.”

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