Definitions for atomic
əˈtɒm ɪkatom·ic

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. atomicadjective

   of or relating to or comprising atoms

   "atomic structure"; "atomic hydrogen"

2. nuclear, atomicadjective

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

   "nuclear war"; "nuclear weapons"; "atomic bombs"

3. atomicadjective

   immeasurably small

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. atomicadjective

   Of, or relating to atoms

   A stream of atomic hydrogen is emitted

2. atomicadjective

   Of, or employing nuclear energy or processes

   We built a small atomic bomb in the garage

3. atomicadjective

   Infinitesimally small

   The hairs on a bedbug are almost atomic

4. atomicadjective

   Unable to be split or made any smaller

   A bit is an atomic item of data

5. atomicadjective

   Said of an operation that is guaranteed to either complete fully, or not at all.

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

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1. Atomic

   Atomic is a song by American rock band Blondie from their fourth studio album, Eat to the Beat (1979). Written by Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri and produced by Mike Chapman, the song was released as the album's third single.

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1. atomic

   Atomic refers to something related to, characteristic of, or constituting atoms, which are the smallest particles of a chemical element that can exist and that retains the properties of that element. It can also refer to a form of energy generated by manipulating the structure of the atom, often through nuclear fission or fusion. In computer science, it also refers to operations or systems that are indivisible, unchangeable, or cannot be interrupted.

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1. Atomicadjective

   alt. of Atomical

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1. Atomic

   "Atomic" is a song by the American New Wave band Blondie, written by Debbie Harry and Jimmy Destri and produced by Mike Chapman. It was released as the third single from the band's Platinum-plus 1979 album Eat to the Beat.

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1. atomic

   [from Gk. atomos, indivisible] 1. Indivisible; cannot be split up. For example, an instruction may be said to do several things ‘atomically’, i.e., all the things are done immediately, and there is no chance of the instruction being half-completed or of another being interspersed. Used esp. to convey that an operation cannot be screwed up by interrupts. “This routine locks the file and increments the file's semaphore atomically.” 2. [primarily techspeak] Guaranteed to complete successfully or not at all, usu. refers to database transactions. If an error prevents a partially-performed transaction from proceeding to completion, it must be “backed out”, as the database must not be left in an inconsistent state.Computer usage, in either of the above senses, has none of the connotations that ‘atomic’ has in mainstream English (i.e. of particles of matter, nuclear explosions etc.).

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1. atomic

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British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'atomic' in Adjectives Frequency: #966

Anagrams for atomic »

1. matico

How to pronounce atomic?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of atomic in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of atomic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of atomic in a Sentence

1. Neil Olson:

   All that dust on there. It'd be like an atomic bomb. i bet you if my sixth boy comes home, the needles will drop right off.

2. Tony Stewart:

   The schedule we put together for the 2015 All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series is filled with great venues on a timeline that works well for our participants, our first five events in Florida went off extremely well and we look forward to carrying that momentum into Ohio with our first point-paying race at Atomic Speedway.

3. Albert Einstein:

   We believe that an informed citizenry will act for life and not for death. (on atomic energy)

4. Shigeaki Mori:

   I felt like I was in a dream. I'm a victim of the atomic bombing and while he is not the person directly involved in it, he's the grandson of the man who ordered (it), now we shook hands, smiled and laughed. I cannot describe how moved I was. This is peace, I told myself.

5. Omar Bradley:

   The way to win an atomic war is to make certain it never starts.

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