atoms

noun

plural of atom
as in particles
a very small piece give me just one atom of information about the novel's surprise ending

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Recent Examples of atoms During the tests, the team exposed the material to an 800-nanometer (nm) near-infrared laser pulse, and caused its atoms and electrons to become excited. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026 This technology would not exist without the development of quantum mechanics over a century ago and many discoveries about fundamental ideas, such atoms and electrons. — Mattanjah De Vries, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026 In the melting process, those atoms aggregate and produce nanoparticles, which in turn produce the colors. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026 Eventually, the expansion of the universe let the cosmos cool enough for the plasma to largely dissipate and form atoms. — Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 23 Oct. 2026 Electrons stripped from the atoms of our food are drawn toward atoms that will accept them. — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for atoms
  1. particles
  2. specks
  3. molecules
  4. bits
  5. flecks
  6. grains
  7. scraps
  8. snippets
Noun
  • So the scattering of the particles has a strong dependence on the substrate.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026
  • New virus particles will then exit the cell to infect its neighbors.
    — Karin Wuertz-Kozak, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of particles
Noun
  • The source was generally in good condition, but mold spots and dense clusters of small white specks required careful treatment.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Breakouts can look like milder, painless white bumps or dark specks known as whiteheads and blackheads, or more painful red bumps and deeper cysts — a mark of cystic acne.
    — Adithi Ramakrishnan, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of specks
Noun
  • The technology takes inspiration from biological channels that control the movement of ions and molecules across living cell membranes.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Connecticut dermatologist Omar Ibrahimi echoed the point to Business Insider, saying the molecules will not reach the dermis where collagen lives.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of molecules
Noun
  • The crash, which occurred in a flat stretch surrounded by olive fields in between the towns of Urda and Los Yébenes, left carriages shredded into bits of metal and other material, scattering debris down a gravel slope.
    — JOSEPH WILSON, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
  • All of them got here by giant impacts that have pelted Mars for eons, occasionally blasting bits of the planet into space, some of which by chance fall to Earth.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of bits
Noun
  • The oversized jacket featured a furry white base adorned with flecks of silver, which beautifully mirrored the sumptuous coats on the runway.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Add the torn basil and process just until incorporated -- there will be flecks of green in the mixture.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of flecks
Noun
  • For dessert, there’s che, a type of Vietnamese dessert filled with fruit, jellies, beans and grains such as sweet potato or taro.
    — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Shapiro says that high-phytate foods such as wheat bran, unsoaked grains, and legumes can block iron absorption.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of grains
Noun
  • The patchwork bag is made from the soft leather and suede scraps left over from the creation of Coach bags.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • One of them, 1955’s powerful Bald Eagle, incorporates scraps of both her husband’s drawings and her own earlier work.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of scraps
Noun
  • Personalities are sketched only in the margins, mostly via brief snippets of chatter between rounds of gunfire.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Across all four albums, part of their universal appeal lies in the individual snippets listeners recognize and connect with.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of snippets

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