Atomic
/əˈtɔm.ɪk/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts6 letters
Definition of Atomic
adjective
- Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
"A stream of atomic hydrogen is emitted."
- Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.
"We built a small atomic bomb in the garage."
- Infinitesimally small.
"The hairs on a bedbug are almost atomic."
- Unable to be split or made any smaller.
"A bit is an atomic item of data."
- Of an operation: 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."
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ANTONYMS
molecular