atomic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   of or relating to or comprising atoms

   atomic structure

2. 2
   adj

   Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.

   A stream of atomic hydrogen is emitted.

3. 3
   adj

   Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.

   atomic energy; atomic bombs

4. 4
   adj

   Infinitesimally small.

   The hairs on a dust mite are almost atomic.

5. 5
   adj

   Unable to be split or made any smaller.

   A bit is an atomic item of data.

6. 6
   adj

   Guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running synchronously when called by multiple asynchronous threads.

   In order to avoid race conditions, this operation has to be atomic.

7. 7
   adj

   (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy

8. 8
   adj

   immeasurably small

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-) Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek *τομός (*tomós) Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos)bor. Latin atomusbor. Middle French athomebor. Middle English attome English atom Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic ▲ New Latin atomus ▲ New Latin -icus New Latin atomicus…