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subatomic

[ suhb-uh-tom-ik ]

adjective

Physics.
  1. of or relating to a process that occurs within an atom.
  2. noting or pertaining to a particle or particles contained in an atom, as electrons, protons, or neutrons.


subatomic

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adjective

  1. of, relating to, or being a particle making up an atom or a process occurring within atoms

    the electron is a subatomic particle

  2. having dimensions smaller than atomic dimensions
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

subatomic

  1. A descriptive term for objects and events within the atom .
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Origin of subatomic1

First recorded in 1900–05; sub- + atomic
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The benefit of electrons following closed orbits within a confined space is that the subatomic particle's property would be better preserved as it moves from one point to another, according to Velasco.

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“It’s like subatomic bullets being fired at the cells,†Hirsch said.

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Its particle/wave title alludes to the often mystifying duality of subatomic reality, which drove major scientific discovery for three centuries, from Isaac Newton to Albert Einstein.

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Under two gargantuan domes of thick concrete and steel that rise along California’s rugged Central Coast, subatomic particles slam into uranium, triggering one of the most energetic reactions on Earth.

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In 2012, Voyager 1 became the first human-made object to pass the heliopause frontier, where the fierce solar wind of subatomic particles yields to the force of other suns.

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