atomic
atomic definition
atom·ic (ə täm′ik)
adjective
- of an atom or atoms
- of, using, or powered by nuclear energy an atomic submarine
- involving the use of nuclear weapons atomic warfare
- having its atoms in an uncombined form atomic oxygen
- very small; minute
Related Forms:
- atomically atom′i·cally adverb
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