Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - atom
Atom
atom
n. 1 a the smallest particle of a chemical element that can take part in a chemical reaction. b this particle as a source of nuclear energy. 2 (usu. with neg.) the least portion of a thing or quality (not an atom of pity). Phrases and idioms atom bomb a bomb involving the release of energy by nuclear fission = fission bomb. atom-smasher colloq. = ACCELERATOR 2. Etymology: ME f. OF atome f. L atomus f. Gk atomos indivisible
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~us, from Greek ~os, from ~os indivisible, from a+ temnein to cut Date: 15th century one of the minute indivisible particles of which according to ancient materialism the universe is composed, a tiny particle ; bit, the smallest particle of an element that can exist either alone or in combination, the ~ considered as a source of vast potential energy ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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