ATOMIZATION Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

atomization

noun

Definition of atomization

as in polarization

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Recent Examples of atomization The transformations that have decimated protest movements—undone by digitization, atomization, and the evanescence of online life—have also affected shame and its ability to mediate social norms without the intervention of the state. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026 Researchers in the United States are developing a new refractory metal powder atomization system that will help researchers develop materials for extreme environment applications, such as gas turbines and fusion energy systems. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026 Chinamaxxing romanticizes things that feel structurally out of reach at home — compact, affordable-looking apartments; public transit that works; streets safe to walk at night; multigenerational households as an antidote to loneliness; communal meals as an antidote to atomization. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2026 The atomization of society begins with your morning coffee. — Jakub Grygiel, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2026 But his real breakthrough went beyond atomization. — Big Think, 9 Feb. 2026 The problem is the infernal force of atomization that is running all over us. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025 Such atomization is a metastasizing problem. — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025

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Noun

Researchers also had to use a specific polarization of light.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026
There’s political polarization and marginalization and the sort of people who want to turn back the clock and have that line of thinking that Ted Kaczynski had.

— Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of polarization

Noun

Adding to worries is that this dispersion is happening with the S & P 500 just a hair below all-time highs.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
The company says the model is designed to account not only for the appearance of gas in infrared imagery but also for factors such as gas-plume patterns, dispersion behavior and background interference.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of dispersion

Noun

Coffee grounds in your orchid’s pot are likely to pull nitrogen out of the potting media to fuel their decomposition process, leaving your plant with a deficiency.

— Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2026
Both bodies appeared to be in different stages of decomposition.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of decomposition

Noun

The system relies on a gas diffusion electrode, which is a membrane made of the same type of material used in non-stick cookware.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026
As diffusion models and computational power matured toward the end of 2023 and into 2024, the frontier inevitably moved to video.

— Coco Mao, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of diffusion

Noun

The two women whom Humphreys killed were working as real estate agents for a new subdivision in Powder Springs.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
However, some residents, including those of the Glacier Pond subdivision, will not be able to return home.

— Eric Henderson, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of subdivision

Noun

However, the success of pivoting often depends on fundamental issues such as inadequate network segmentation or inappropriate trust relationships.

— Ascend Agency, New York Daily News, 28 Sep. 2026
Strict privacy regulations, including requirements for sensitive data segmentation, make robust access controls and staff training essential.

— Sameer Bhat, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of segmentation

Noun

The team then used the ridges and scarps in regions less affected by the dispersal of debris to estimate the amount of contraction.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Arson was reportedly among the cruel methods of dispersal, though the officers’ crimes were denied and ignored by the State.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of dispersal

Noun

Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at the CUNY Graduate Center (CUNY ASRC) have discovered that passing waves through a special class of synthetic media forces them to abandon chaotic scattering entirely.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
As if triggered by this thought, the door buzzed itself open, startling the pigeons from wire to wing, a grand scattering.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026

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