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subatomic

  • /ˌsʌbəˈtɒmɪk/ UK
  • /ˌsʌbəˈtɑːmɪk/ US

Rhymes with -ɒmɪk

adjective

  1. not comparable Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc. We humans are so stuck in the middle of the cosmic scales — in average height, one-hundredth of one-septillionth (10^-24) the size of the observable universe, and with typical life spans of a couple octillion attoseconds. And an attosecond is an eternity compared with the lifetime of the elusive Hig
  2. not comparable Relating to something that is smaller in scale than the diameter of a hydrogen atom. The electron microscope is able to resolve detail at the subatomic level.

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adj relating to particles that are smaller than an atom

Españolsubatómico
日本語素粒子 soryūshi
中文亞原子 /亚原子 yàyuánzǐ
हिन्दीउपपरमाण्विक upparmāṇvik, अवपरमाणुक avparmāṇuk
Portuguêssubatómico, subatômico
Françaissubatomique
Deutschsubatomar
Italianosubatomico
Ελληνικάυποατομικός ypoatomikós
Românăsubatomic
Русскийсуба́томный subátomnyj

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@misc{subatomic_2026,
  title = {subatomic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/subatomic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}