atom

Words with a similar base: atom

'atom'

[atom.n.01] as in: (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

'atom'

[atom.n.02] as in: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

Origins

					atom (English)
└── atome (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── atomus (Latin)
        ├── άτομος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
        └── ἄτομος (Ancient Greek (to 1453))

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