atoms

• IPA^(key): /ˈatəmz/

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atoms

1. plural of atom

• MOTAS, Matos, Moats, Motas, atmos, masto-, moats, stoma

atoms n

1. indefinite genitive singular of atom

From Latin atomus (“smallest particle”) (borrowed via some other European language), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).

• IPA^(key): [atoːms]

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• IPA^(key): [aːtoːms]

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atoms m (1st declension)

1. (physics, chemistry) atom (smallest part of a chemical element that still has its chemical properties)

   atoma kodols ― atomic nucleus

   atoma uzbūve ― atomic structure

   radioaktīvais atoms ― radioactive atom

   atoma masas vienība ― atomic mass unit

   atomu pētīšana ― atomic research

   atomu polarizācija ― atomic polarization

   atomu sadursmes ― atomic collisions

• atombumba

atoms

1. indefinite genitive singular of atom

• Tomas