atomically

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /əˈtɑmɪkli/ UK /əˈtɒmɪkli/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adv
with respect to atoms, or as a single indivisible operation

The transaction must complete atomically or roll back entirely.

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Synonyms

1 adv · with respect to atoms, or... indivisibly discretely

Opposites

divisibly

Word family

Related forms atom atomic atomize

Etymology

From atomic + -ally, from atom, from Ancient Greek átomos ('indivisible'), from a- ('not') + tomós ('cutting'), from témnō ('I cut').

átomos Ancient Greek témnō Ancient Greek

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# atomically

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /əˈtɑmɪkli/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈtɒmɪkli/

## Meanings
1. with respect to atoms, or as a single indivisible operation

## Examples
- The transaction must complete atomically or roll back entirely.

## Synonyms
- indivisibly
- discretely

## Antonyms
- divisibly

## Related Forms
- atom
- atomic
- atomize

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: átomos
- Root: témnō

## Etymology
From atomic + -ally, from atom, from Ancient Greek átomos ('indivisible'), from a- ('not') + tomós ('cutting'), from témnō ('I cut').

## AI Etymology
atomically comes from atomic + -ally, from atom, from Ancient Greek átomos ('indivisible'), from a- ('not') + tomós ('cutting'), from témnō ('I cut'). Morphologically, the word is transparent: -ally is attached to the older base named in the history, so the modern form packages an inherited or borrowed stem inside a later English derivative. In modern use, the adverb sense is "with respect to atoms, or as a single indivisible operation", which keeps the etymology connected to the word's present dictionary value rather than treating it as a merely historical label. The wider word family includes related English forms such as atom, atomic, atomize, showing how the same base continues to support neighboring English vocabulary. The principal historical forms in the chain include Ancient Greek átomos, Ancient Greek témnō, which anchor the explanation in named linguistic material.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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