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atom
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atom
(noun)
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atom
/
ˈ
ætəm/
noun
plural
atoms
atom
/
ˈ
ætəm/
noun
plural
atoms
Learner's definition of ATOM
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]
1
:
the smallest particle of a substance that can exist by itself or be combined with other atoms to form a molecule
carbon
atoms
an
atom
of hydrogen
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2
:
a very small amount of something
The flu took every
atom
[=
bit
] of strength I had.
There is not an
atom
of truth to what he said.
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