ATOMIZE

atomize, atomise

(verb) break up into small particles; “the fine powder had been atomized by air”

nuke, atomize, atomise, zap

(verb) strike at with firepower or bombs; “zap the enemy”

atomize, atomise

(verb) spray very finely; “atomize perfume”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

atomize (third-person singular simple present atomizes, present participle atomizing, simple past and past participle atomized)

(transitive) to separate or reduce into atoms

(transitive) to make into a fine spray

(transitive) to fragment, break into small pieces or concepts

(transitive) to bomb with nuclear weapons

Source: Wiktionary


At"om*ize, v. t.

Definition: To reduce to atoms, or to fine spray. The liquids in the form of spray are said to be pulverized, nebulized, or atomized. Dunglison.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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