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atomic

/əˈtɒm.ɪk/ UK
/əˈtɑː.mɪk/ US
/əˈtɔm.ɪk/ Australia

Rhymes with -ɒmɪk

adjective

not comparable Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic. A stream of atomic hydrogen is emitted.
Opposite: molecular
not comparable Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes. atomic energy; atomic bombs
broadly, colloquial, not comparable Very strong and overpowering.
Similar: nuclear
not comparable Infinitesimally small. The hairs on a dust mite are almost atomic.
not comparable Unable to be split or made any smaller. A bit is an atomic item of data.
Similar: discrete, indivisible, unatomizable
not comparable, of a commit in a VCS Containing a single change, as opposed to involving numerous unrelated changes.
Similar: discrete, indivisible, unatomizable
not comparable, of a proposition Lacking logical operators; unable to be made simpler in logical form.
Similar: discrete, indivisible, unatomizable
not comparable, of a partially ordered set with a least element 0 Such that for every element b>0 there exists an atom a such that b≥a>0.
Similar: discrete, indivisible, unatomizable
not comparable, of an operation Guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running synchronously when called by multiple asynchronous threads. In order to avoid race conditions, this operation has to be atomic.

noun atomics

An atomic operation.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: nuclear, atomlike, microscopical, microscopic, thermonuclear, minute, small, atom, radiation, ionizing, nuke, ball, pti, iaea, agency, corn

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adj of, or employing nuclear energy or processes

Español	atómico
한국어	원자의 wonja-ui
日本語	原子の genshi no
中文	原子的 yuánzǐ de
हिन्दी	नाभिकीय nābhikīya
Português	nuclear
Français	atomique, nucléaire
Deutsch	Atom-, atomar
Italiano	atomico
Ελληνικά	ατομικός atomikós
Русский	а́томный átomnyj
العربية	نَوَوِيّ nawawiyy, ذَرِّيّ ḏarriyy
עברית	אָטוֹמִי atómi

adj unable to be split

Français	atomique, indivisible
Ελληνικά	ατομικός atomikós

adj of, or relating to atoms

Español	atómico
हिन्दी	आणविक āṇvik
Français	atomique
Deutsch	atomar, atomisch
Italiano	atomico
Ελληνικά	ατομικός atomikós
Română	atomic
Русский	а́томный átomnyj
עברית	אָטוֹמִי atómi

adj infinitesimally small

Français	microscopique, infinitésimal
Ελληνικά	ατομικός atomikós

adj computing: guaranteed to either complete fully, or not at all

Français	atomique, indivisible
Deutsch	atomar
Ελληνικά	ατομικός atomikós
Русский	атомарный atomarnyj

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@misc{atomic_2026,
  title = {atomic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/atomic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}