Complete Definition of "atom"

Image:Stylised Lithium Atom.svg|thumb|right|A stylized representation of a [[Lithium atom using a Rutherford model.]]
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Etymology
From OF. atome, from L. atomus �smallest particle�, from AGr. polytonic|��ομο�, noun use of an adjective �indivisible�, from polytonic|�- �without� + polytonic|�έμνειν �to cut�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�æt�m/

Noun
en-noun

  1. obsolete The smallest mediaeval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second.
  2. historical A theoretical particle of matter, imagined to be incapable of further division; the smallest possible unit of substance.
  3. physics The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons.
  4. mathematics A non-zero member of a wikipedia:Boolean algebra|Boolean algebra that is not a union of any other elements.
  5. The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.

Translations
trans-top|small unit of time (Obsolete)
Hindi: पल (pal)
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Marathi: ��षण (kSha�)
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trans-top|theoretical particle of matter
Afrikaans: atoom
Arabic: ARchar|ذرة (ðarra) f
Catalan: àtom
Chinese: �� (yuán z�)
Danish: #Danish|atom n
Dutch: atoom n
Finnish: atomi
French: atome m
German: Atom n
Greek: ά�ομο n
Hebrew: ���� (ʾ�t'om) m
Hindi: परमाण� (param��u)
Italian: atomo m
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Japanese: Jpan|�� (Jpan|���, genshi)
Korean: �� (weonja)
Kurdish: KUchar|ئ��ت��
Latvian: atoms m
Marathi: �ण� (a�ū)
Portuguese: átomo m
Russian: а�ом (átom) m
Spanish: átomo m
Swedish: #Swedish|atom c
Thai: THchar|�รมา�ู (bpràm�nū), THchar|อะ�อม (àdtom)
Urdu: URchar|ج��ر m
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trans-top|smallest possible amount of matter retaining its chemical properties
Afrikaans: atoom
Arabic: ARchar|ذرة (ðarra) f
Catalan: àtom
Chinese: �� (yuán z�)
Czech: #Czech|atom m
Danish: #Danish|atom n
Dutch: atoom n
Finnish: atomi
French: atome m
German: Atom n
Greek: ά�ομο n
Hebrew: ���� (ʾ�t'om) m
Hindi: परमाण� (param��u)
Italian: atomo m
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Japanese: Jpan|�� (Jpan|���, genshi)
Korean: �� (weonja)
Kurdish: KUchar|ئ��ت��
Latvian: atoms
Marathi: �ण� (a�ū)
Polish: atom m
Portuguese: átomo m
Russian: а�ом (átom) m
Spanish: átomo m
Swedish: atom#Swedish|atom c
Thai: THchar|�รมา�ู (bpràm�nū), THchar|อะ�อม (àdtom)
Urdu: URchar|ج��ر m
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trans-top|a kind of member of a Boolean algebra
Danish: #Danish|atom n
Marathi: ब�लियन बि��णित�य प�रणाल�त�ल �� ���
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trans-top|the smallest indivisible consituent
Danish: #Danish|atom n
Finnish: perusosanen
Hindi: ल��त�तम �विभा��य ���
trans-mid
Marathi: ल��त�तम �विभा��य ���
Portuguese: átomo m
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ttbc|Bengali: �ণ� (a�u)
ttbc|Breton: atom (collective noun), atomenn f s
ttbc|Cantonese: æ ¸ (hat6)
ttbc|Interlingua: atomo
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ttbc|Korean: �� (weonja), �� (atom)
ttbc|Romanian: atom m
ttbc|Spanish: átomo m
ttbc|Telugu: �ణ�వ� (anuvu)
ttbc|Thai: THchar|อะ�อม (àdtom)

Related terms
atomic

Synonyms
See Wikisaurus:particle

References
archived version of Wikipedia page "Atom (disambiguation)"

Category:Greek derivations


Croatian

Noun
hr-noun|m

  1. #English|atom

Czech

Noun
atom m

  1. #English|atom physics|lang=cs

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Danish

Noun
da-noun|et|atom|atomet|atomer|atomerne

  1. #English|atom

Swedish

Noun
sv-noun-reg-er

  1. #English|atom; the smallest particle to retain the properties of the element
  2. historical|lang=sv atom; the theoretically smallest possible particle

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