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Atom is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like substance or matter. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Atom meaning

  1. 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.
  2. A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter.
  3. The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.

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Using Atom

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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. | A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter. | The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something.
  • Useful related words include: substance, matter, molecule, particle.
  • Possible Dutch translations are: atoom.
  • In the example corpus, atom often appears in combinations such as: the atom, an atom, atom and.

Context around Atom

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 30 words
  • Position in the sentence: 11 start, 8 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Atom

  • In this selection, "atom" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, hydrogen, oxygen, target, smasher, fiesta and araullo stand out and add context to how "atom" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a helium atom has about and a hydrogen atom bonded to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "atom" sits close to words such as clarified, earl and expelled, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with atom

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The atom within a ligand that is bonded to the central metal atom or ion is called the donor atom. (20 words)

Mark Mullen, boss of challenger lender Atom Bank, feels the same, saying: 'Atom is a UK business serving UK customers. (20 words)

But if only the distance between the atom core and the electron decreases, how can it become smaller than an atom? (21 words)

A hydrogen atom bonded to an oxygen atom is a hydroxyl group with the oxygen atom's second bond available for bonding.) The carboxylate anion R–COO − is usually named with the suffix -ate, so acetic acid, for example, becomes acetate ion. (42 words)

This is caused by the filling of the valence shell of the atom; a group 17 atom releases more energy than a group 1 atom on gaining an electron because it obtains a filled valence shell and is therefore more stable. (41 words)

The new finding of widespread and relatively immobile water suggests that it may be present primarily as OH, a more reactive relative of HO that is made of one oxygen atom and one (opens in a new window) hydrogen atom. (40 words)

But if only the distance between the atom core and the electron decreases, how can it become smaller than an atom? (21 words)

Example sentences (20)

A hydrogen atom bonded to an oxygen atom is a hydroxyl group with the oxygen atom's second bond available for bonding.) The carboxylate anion R–COO − is usually named with the suffix -ate, so acetic acid, for example, becomes acetate ion.

Matter can be a pure chemical substance or a mixture of substances. citation Atom A diagram of an atom based on the Rutherford model The atom is the basic unit of chemistry.

The atom within a ligand that is bonded to the central metal atom or ion is called the donor atom.

Then the lists are compared atom by atom; at the earliest difference, the group containing the atom of higher atomic number receives higher priority.

This is caused by the filling of the valence shell of the atom; a group 17 atom releases more energy than a group 1 atom on gaining an electron because it obtains a filled valence shell and is therefore more stable.

Vacancies are crystal lattice points unoccupied by an atom: in this case the ion collides with a target atom, resulting in transfer of a significant amount of energy to the target atom such that it leaves its crystal site.

When a noble gas atom is hit by an intense laser pulse, which has an electric field strength comparable to the Coulomb field of the atom, the outermost electron may be ionized from the atom.

Mark Mullen, boss of challenger lender Atom Bank, feels the same, saying: 'Atom is a UK business serving UK customers.

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But if only the distance between the atom core and the electron decreases, how can it become smaller than an atom?

There’s a subplot involving Atom-Smasher and the Atom Project, which is really just designed to lead into the miniseries of the same name.

Electrons have moved from atom to atom in nature for an eternity before archaic humans started walking on two legs some hundreds of thousands of years ago.

Since news of Centineo playing Atom Smasher in was somewhat expected, he and Johnson also teased some of the work already being done to bring Atom Smasher to life.

Atom Fiesta a success despite double overtime disappointment for local Sun DevilsThe Atom Fiesta tournament on the weekend ended with gripping.

For his pilot episode in “The Atom Araullo Specials” this Sunday (April 1), GMA Public Affairs’ Atom Araullo goes on an underground journey to do an in-depth investigation on Manila, Samar and Marawi.

The new finding of widespread and relatively immobile water suggests that it may be present primarily as OH, a more reactive relative of HO that is made of one oxygen atom and one (opens in a new window) hydrogen atom.

A few examples of crystallographic defects include vacancy defects (an empty space where an atom should fit), interstitial defects (an extra atom squeezed in where it does not fit), and dislocations (see figure at right).

A helium atom has about four times as much mass as a hydrogen atom, so the composition changes when described as the proportion of mass contributed by different atoms.

A list was a finite ordered sequence of elements, where each element is either an atom or a list, and an atom was a number or a symbol.

All matter originates and exists only by virtue of a force which brings the particle of an atom to vibration and holds this most minute solar system of the atom together.

Also all sorts of devices from dust size detection devices to giant diamond zeppelins are constructed atom by atom using only carbon, oxygen, nitrogen and chlorine atoms.

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Common combinations with atom

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "atom" in a sentence?
An example: "A hydrogen atom bonded to an oxygen atom is a hydroxyl group with the oxygen atom's second bond available for bonding.) The carboxylate anion R–COO − is usually named with the suffix -ate, so acetic acid, for example, becomes acetate ion." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "atom" from authentic English texts.
What does "atom" mean?
Atom means: 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.
What are synonyms of "atom"?
Common synonyms of "atom" include: substance, matter, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck, material. Plus 1 more synonyms.
What is "atom" in Dutch?
"atom" translates to Dutch as: atoom.
How many example sentences with "atom" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "atom", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.