Atomic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of or relating to or comprising atoms

(weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˌɑːɹdɪˈæɾəmi/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐtˈɒmɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐtˈɒmɪk/

3 syllables Say it as /kˌɑːɹdɪˈæɾəmi/.

Examples

atomic structure
atomic hydrogen
nuclear war

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

nuclear

Antonyms

conventional

Parts of Speech

adjective	of or relating to or comprising atoms “atomic structure”
adjective	(weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy “nuclear war”
adjective	immeasurably small

Word Forms

atom

noun

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

atomar

von oder in Bezug auf oder umfassend Atome

🇫🇷French

atomique

de ou se rapportant à ou comprenant des atomes

🇪🇸Spanish

atómico

de o relacionado con o que comprende átomos

🇮🇹Italian

atomico

di o relativo a o comprendente atomi

🇳🇱Dutch

atomair

van of betrekking hebbend op of bestaande uit atomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

atômico

de, relacionado a ou compreendendo átomos

🇷🇺Russian

атомный

состоящих из атомов или относящихся к ним или содержащих их

India

🇮🇳Hindi

परमाणु

परमाणुओं से संबंधित या उनमें शामिल

🇧🇩Bengali

পারমাণবিক

বা পরমাণুর সাথে সম্পর্কিত বা গঠিত

🇮🇳Tamil

அணு

அணுக்களுடன் தொடர்புடையது அல்லது உள்ளடக்கியது

🇮🇳Telugu

పరమాణువు

పరమాణువులకు సంబంధించినది లేదా వాటితో కూడినది

🇮🇳Marathi

अणू

अणूंचा किंवा संबंधित किंवा समावेश

🇮🇳Gujarati

અણુ

અણુઓનું અથવા તેનાથી સંબંધિત અથવા સમાવિષ્ટ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪರಮಾಣು

ಪರಮಾಣುಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದ ಅಥವಾ ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആറ്റോമിക

ആറ്റങ്ങളുമായി ബന്ധപ്പെട്ടതോ ഉൾക്കൊള്ളുന്നതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਰਮਾਣੂ

ਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਪਰਮਾਣੂ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جوہری

ایٹموں سے متعلق یا اس پر مشتمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

原子

属于原子的或关于原子的或包含原子的

🇯🇵Japanese

原子

原子の、原子に関する、または原子を含む

🇰🇷Korean

원자

원자의, 원자와 관련되거나 원자를 포함하는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nguyên tử

của hoặc liên quan đến hoặc bao gồm các nguyên tử

🇹🇭Thai

อะตอม

ของหรือเกี่ยวข้องกับหรือประกอบด้วยอะตอม

🇮🇩Indonesian

atom

dari atau berkaitan dengan atau terdiri dari atom

🇲🇾Malay

atom

daripada atau berkaitan dengan atau terdiri daripada atom

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الذري

من الذرات أو تتعلق بها أو تشتمل عليها

🇮🇷Persian

اتمی

مربوط به یا شامل اتم ها

🇹🇷Turkish

atomik

atomlardan oluşan veya bunlarla ilgili veya atomlardan oluşan

🇮🇱Hebrew

אָטוֹמִי

של אטומים או קשורים אליהם

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