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atom.

an atom (the smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈtuːm/
  1. an atom (the smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons)

    neuter
    et atom består av en atomkjerne omgitt av elektroner
  2. an atom (the smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something)

    figuratively · neuter
Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible, uncut, undivided”), both from ἀ- (a-, “not, without”), from Proto-Hellenic *ə- (“un-, not; without, lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *n̥- (“not, un-”) + and from τέμνω (témnō, “to cut, hew, wound, butcher”), from Proto-Indo-European *tm̥-n-h₁-, from *temh₁- (“to cut”).

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