Atomic
[ə'tɒmɪk] or [ə'tɑmɪk]
Definition
(adj.) immeasurably small .
(adj.) of or relating to or comprising atoms; 'atomic structure'; 'atomic hydrogen' .
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Definition
(a.) Alt. of Atomical
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Of atoms.[2]. Small, minute.
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Examples
- Their ideas in physics and chemistry were the results of profound cogitation; it is wonderful that they did guess at atomic structure. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Dalton tried in vain to reconcile this supposi tion with his belief in the atomic nature of matter. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Dalton was not only the author of the atomic theory, but the discoverer of the leading ideas in the Constitution of Mixed Gases. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- By him the atomic theory of the constitution of matter was made definite and applicable to all the phenomena known to chemistry. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Curie succeeded in obt aining the pure chloride of radium and in determinin g the atomic weight of the new element. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- They concurred in the view held by all the most prominent workers in this subject, namely, that radioactivity is an atomic phenomenon. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Still the new hypothesis is a modification and not a contradiction of the atomic theory. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- This law of multiple proportions afforded confirmation of Dalton's atomic theory, or chemical theory of definite proportions. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- In the following year Dalton gave graphic representation to his idea of the atomic constitution of chemical elements and compounds. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- When Dalton had investigated the relative weights with which elements combine, he had found no simple arithmetical relationship betw een atomic weight and atomic weight. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
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