Synonyms for
Atoms
Definition
Atoms are the basic units of matter that make up everything around us.
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Common collocations
- split the atom
- atomic energy
- atomic bomb
- atomic structure
- atomic weight
- atomic number
- atomic theory
- atomic scale
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Usage note
While 'atom' historically referred to the smallest indivisible particle, modern science understands it as divisible into subatomic particles. The plural 'atoms' is standard.
Example sentences
- Atoms are too small to see with the naked eye.
- Different elements have different numbers of atoms.
- When atoms combine, they form molecules.
- The properties of atoms determine the properties of matter.
- The study of atoms is called chemistry.
Quotes
The atoms become like a moth, seeking out the region of higher laser intensity. - Steven Chu
The atoms of our bodies are traceable to stars that manufactured them in their cores and exploded these enriched ingredients across our galaxy, billions of years ago. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
The atoms come into my brain, dance a dance, and then go out - there are always new atoms, but always doing the same dance, remembering what the dance was yesterday. - Richard Feynman