Atomic

Pronunciation

• AusE enPR: əˈtŏm.Ä­k, IPA: /əˈtÉ”m.ɪk/
• RP enPR: əˈtŏm.Ä­k, IPA: /əˈtÉ’m.ɪk/
• GenAm enPR: əˈtä.mÄ­k, IPA: /əˈtɑː.mɪk/
• Rhymes: -É’mɪk

Full definition of atomic

Adjective

1. (physics, chemistry) Of or relating to atomsA stream of atomic hydrogen is emitted
2. Of or employing nuclear energy or processesWe built a small atomic bomb in the garage
3. Infinitesimally smallThe hairs on a bedbug are almost atomic
4. Unable to be split or made any smallerA bit is an atomic item of data
5. (computing) Said of an operation that is guaranteed to either complete fully, or not at all.In order to avoid race conditions, this operation has to be atomic

Antonyms

• molecular (1)

Derived terms