Atomic
Definition of Atomic
A`tom´ic
a.
1.
Of or
pertaining
to
atoms
.
2.
Extremely
minute
;
tiny
.
Atomic bomb
see
atom bomb
in the
vocabulary
.
Atomic philosophy
a
system
which,
assuming
that
atoms
are
endued
with
gravity
and
motion
,
accounted
thus
for the
origin
and
formation
of all
things
. This
philosophy
was first
broached
by
Leucippus
, was
developed
by
Democritus
, and
afterward
improved
by
Epicurus
, and
hence
is
sometimes
denominated
the
Epicurean
philosophy
.
Atomic theory
(Chem.)
teaches
that
chemical
combinations
take
place
between
the
supposed
ultimate
particles
or
atoms
of
bodies
, in some
simple
ratio
, as of one to one, two to
three
, or some other,
always
expressible
in
whole
numbers
.
Atomic weight
(Chem.)
the
weight
of the
atom
of an
element
as
compared
with the
weight
of the
atom
of
hydrogen
,
taken
as a
standard
.
Related Words
atomlike
,
microscopic
,
microscopical
,
minute
,
small
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