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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesatome
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.tɔm/
"Chaque atome possède un noyau central."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The basic unit of a chemical element, consisting of a dense central nucleus surrounded by a cloud of negatively charged electrons.
"Water is a molecule composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom." - 2
The smallest possible amount of a quality or substance; a tiny particle.
"There is not an atom of truth in the scandalous rumors."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek word atomon, meaning 'indivisible', formed from a- ('not') and tomē ('a cutting'). Historically believed to be the smallest possible building block of matter until subatomic particles were discovered in the late 19th and 20th centuries.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Atom" is said worldwide
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atome
Transliteration: /a.tɔm/
"Chaque atome possède un noyau central."
Atom
Transliteration: /aˈtoːm/
"Ein Atom besteht aus Protonen, Neutronen und Elektronen."
atomo
Transliteration: /ˈa.to.mo/
"L'atomo è la più piccola unità costitutiva della materia."
átomo
Transliteration: /ˈa.to.mo/
"Los electrones orbitan alrededor del núcleo del átomo."
átomo
Transliteration: /ˈa.tu.mu/
"O átomo é composto por um núcleo e eletróns."
परमाणु
Transliteration: paramaanu
"हर पदार्थ छोटे-छोटे परमाणुओं से मिलकर बना है।"
原子
Transliteration: yuán zǐ
"原子是化学反应中不可分割的基本微粒。"
원자
Transliteration: wonja
"물은 수소 원자와 산소 원자로 이루어져 있습니다."
原子
Transliteration: genshi
"原子核の周りを電子が回っている。"
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