ATOMIC
nuclear, atomic
(adjective) (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy; “nuclear war”; “nuclear weapons”; “atomic bombs”
atomic
(adjective) immeasurably small
atomic
(adjective) of or relating to or comprising atoms; “atomic structure”; “atomic hydrogen”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
atomic (not comparable)
(physics, chemistry) Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
Antonym: molecular
Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.
Infinitesimally small.
Unable to be split or made any smaller.
(computing) 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.
Noun
atomic (plural atomics)
(computing) An atomic operation.
Anagrams
• -o-matic, matico
Source: Wiktionary
A*tom"ic, A*tom"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. atomique.]
1. Of or pertaining to atoms.
2. Extremely minute; tiny. Atomic philosophy, or Doctrine of atoms, a
system which assuming that atoms are endued with gravity and motion
accounted thus for the origin and formation of all things. This
philosophy was first broached by Leucippus, was developed by
Democritus, and afterward improved by Epicurus, and hence is
sometimes denominated the Epicurean philosophy.
– Atomic theory, or the Doctrine of definite proportions (Chem.),
teaches that chemical combinations take place between the supposed
ultimate particles or atoms of bodies, in some simple ratio, as of
one to one, two to three, or some other, always expressible in whole
numbers.
– Atomic weight (Chem.), the weight of the atom of an element as
compared with the weight of the atom of hydrogen, taken as a
standard.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition