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• Atom — • Primarily, the smallest particle of matter which can exist Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Atom     Atom     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Atom — At om, n. [L. atomus, Gr. ?, uncut, indivisible; a priv. + ?, verbal adj. of ? to cut: cf. F. atome. See {Tome}.] 1. (Physics) (a) An ultimate indivisible particle of matter. (b) An ultimate particle of matter not necessarily indivisible; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• atom — /at euhm/, n. 1. Physics. a. the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a nucleus containing combinations of neutrons and protons and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus by electrical… …   Universalium

• Atom — The atom is the smallest unit of an element that retains the chemical properties of that element. An atom has an electron cloud consisting of negatively charged electrons surrounding a dense nucleus. The nucleus contains positively charged… …   Wikipedia

• atom — Synonyms and related words: Bohr atom, Dirac atom, I, Lewis Langmuir atom, Thomson atom, ace, acid, acidity, agent, air, alkali, alkalinity, alloisomer, anion, antacid, atomic model, atomic particles, atoms, base, biochemical, bit, brute matter,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• atom — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. particle, iota, speck. See littleness, power. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Tiny particle] Syn. fragment, mite, speck, particle, iota, mote, jot, grain, scintilla; see also bit 1 . 2. [Particle in atomic… …   English dictionary for students

• atom — noun /ˈætəm/ a) The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something. b) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. See Also …   Wiktionary

• constituent — Synonyms and related words: ab ovo, adjunct, adoptive, air, appointive, appurtenance, aspect, atom, atomic particles, basal, basic, brute matter, building block, census, chemical element, choosing, choosy, circumstance, component, composition,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• atom —   n. (formerly) ultimate unit of matter; smallest particle of element that can exist alone or as a constituent of molecule; any very small thing or quantity …   Dictionary of difficult words

• Intel Atom — Atom Intel Atom N270 Production 2008 Conçu par Intel Fréquence 800  …   Wikipédia en Français

• Energetic neutral atom — ENAs redirects here. For other uses, see Enas (disambiguation). Neutral Atom Imaging redirects here. For other uses, see Atom (disambiguation). ENA images of the fluctuation of Earth s ring current during July 15–16, 2000 geomagnetic storm made… …   Wikipedia