Atom — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹdaɪɚkʃə/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈatəm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈatəm/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹdaɪɚkʃə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

speck mote corpuscle particle molecule

Word Forms

atomic	adjective	of or relating to or comprising atoms
atomize	verb	break up into small particles
atomise	verb	spray very finely
molecular	adjective	relating to simple or elementary organization; --G.A. Miller

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

atome

(physique et chimie) le plus petit composant d'un élément ayant les propriétés chimiques de l'élément

🇪🇸Spanish

átomo

(física y química) el componente más pequeño de un elemento que tiene las propiedades químicas del elemento

🇮🇹Italian

atomo

(fisica e chimica) il componente più piccolo di un elemento avente le proprietà chimiche dell'elemento

🇳🇱Dutch

atoom

(natuurkunde en scheikunde) de kleinste component van een element met de chemische eigenschappen van het element

🇵🇹Portuguese

átomo

(física e química) o menor componente de um elemento com as propriedades químicas do elemento

🇷🇺Russian

атом

(физика и химия) наименьший компонент элемента, обладающий химическими свойствами элемента.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एटम

(भौतिकी और रसायन विज्ञान) किसी तत्व का सबसे छोटा घटक जिसमें तत्व के रासायनिक गुण होते हैं

🇧🇩Bengali

পরমাণু

(পদার্থবিদ্যা এবং রসায়ন) উপাদানটির রাসায়নিক বৈশিষ্ট্যযুক্ত একটি উপাদানের ক্ষুদ্রতম উপাদান

🇮🇳Tamil

அணு

(இயற்பியல் மற்றும் வேதியியல்) தனிமத்தின் வேதியியல் பண்புகளைக் கொண்ட ஒரு தனிமத்தின் மிகச்சிறிய கூறு

🇮🇳Telugu

పరమాణువు

(భౌతిక శాస్త్రం మరియు రసాయన శాస్త్రం) మూలకం యొక్క రసాయన లక్షణాలను కలిగి ఉన్న మూలకం యొక్క అతి చిన్న భాగం

🇮🇳Marathi

अणू

(भौतिकशास्त्र आणि रसायनशास्त्र) घटकाचे रासायनिक गुणधर्म असलेल्या घटकाचा सर्वात लहान घटक

🇮🇳Gujarati

અણુ

(ભૌતિકશાસ્ત્ર અને રસાયણશાસ્ત્ર) તત્વના રાસાયણિક ગુણધર્મો ધરાવતા તત્વનો સૌથી નાનો ઘટક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಮಾಣು

(ಭೌತಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ ಮತ್ತು ರಸಾಯನಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ) ಅಂಶದ ರಾಸಾಯನಿಕ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಅಂಶದ ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಘಟಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആറ്റം

(ഭൗതികശാസ്ത്രവും രസതന്ത്രവും) മൂലകത്തിൻ്റെ രാസ ഗുണങ്ങളുള്ള ഒരു മൂലകത്തിൻ്റെ ഏറ്റവും ചെറിയ ഘടകം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰਮਾਣੂ

(ਭੌਤਿਕ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਅਤੇ ਰਸਾਇਣ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ) ਤੱਤ ਦੇ ਰਸਾਇਣਕ ਗੁਣਾਂ ਵਾਲੇ ਤੱਤ ਦਾ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਛੋਟਾ ਹਿੱਸਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ایٹم

(فزکس اور کیمسٹری) عنصر کی کیمیائی خصوصیات رکھنے والے عنصر کا سب سے چھوٹا جزو

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

原子

（物理和化学）具有元素化学性质的元素的最小成分

🇯🇵Japanese

原子

(物理学および化学)元素の化学的性質を持つ元素の最小の成分

🇰🇷Korean

원자

(물리 및 화학) 원소의 화학적 특성을 갖는 원소의 가장 작은 구성 요소

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguyên tử

(vật lý và hóa học) thành phần nhỏ nhất của một nguyên tố có tính chất hóa học của nguyên tố đó

🇹🇭Thai

อะตอม

(ฟิสิกส์และเคมี) ส่วนประกอบที่เล็กที่สุดของธาตุที่มีคุณสมบัติทางเคมีของธาตุนั้น

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ذرة

(الفيزياء والكيمياء) أصغر مكون للعنصر له الخواص الكيميائية للعنصر

🇮🇷Persian

اتم

(فیزیک و شیمی) کوچکترین جزء یک عنصر که دارای خواص شیمیایی عنصر است

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָטוֹם

(פיזיקה וכימיה) הרכיב הקטן ביותר של יסוד בעל התכונות הכימיות של היסוד

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