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English

Alternative forms

• atomus (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English attome, from Middle French athome, from Latin atomus (“smallest particle”), from Ancient Greek ?????? (átomos, “indivisible”), from ?- (a-, “not”) +? ????? (témn?, “I cut”).

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?t'?m, IPA^(key): /?at?m/
• Homophone: Adam (in dialects with flapping)
• Hyphenation: at?om

Noun

atom (plural atoms)

1. (chemistry, physics) 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. [from 16th c.]
2. (history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter. [from 15th c.]
3. (now generally regarded figuratively) The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something. [from 17th c.]
4. (philosophy) In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.
5. (historical) The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second. [from 10th c.]
6. A mote of dust in a sunbeam. [from 16th c.]
7. A very small amount; a whit. [from 17th c.]
8. (computing, programming, Lisp) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value. [from 20th c.]
9. (mathematics, algebra) A non-zero member of a Boolean algebra that is not a union of any other elements. Or, a non-zero member of a Boolean lattice that has only zero below it. [from 20th c.]

   In a Venn diagram, an atom is depicted as an area circumscribed by lines but not cut by any line.

10. (mathematics, set theory) An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement. [from 20th c.]
11. (usually capitalised as "Atom") A member of an age group division in hockey for ten- to 11-year-olds.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:atom
• (small amount): see also Thesaurus:modicum.

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• ?
• chemical element

Further reading

• atom on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Amto, Mato, Mota, TMAO, atmo, moat, mota, toma

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?atom]

Noun

atom m

1. (physics) atom

Related terms

• atomový
• atomický

Further reading

• atom in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• atom in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Etymology

Via German Atom n and Latin atomus f from Ancient Greek ?????? (??????) f (átomoi (phúseis)), ????? (??????) n (átoma (s?mata), “indivisible particles of matter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a?t?o?m]

Noun

atom n (singular definite atomet, plural indefinite atomer)

1. atom

Inflection

Hungarian

Etymology

From English atom, from Ancient Greek ?????? (átomos, “indivisible”), from ?- (a-, “not”) + ????? (témn?, “I cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??tom]
• Hyphenation: atom
• Rhymes: -om

Noun

atom (plural atomok)

1. atom

Declension

Derived terms

References

Further reading

• atom in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
• atom in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2021)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch atoom (“atom”), from French atome, from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ?????? (átomos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?atom]
• Hyphenation: a?tom

Noun

atom (first-person possessive atomku, second-person possessive atommu, third-person possessive atomnya)

1. (chemistry, physics) atom, 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. (figuratively) modern

   Synonyms: modern, mutakhir

3. (figuratively) plastic, a synthetic, solid, hydrocarbon-based polymer, whether thermoplastic or thermosetting.

   Synonym: plastik

Derived terms

Further reading

• “atom” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From English atom, from Old French atome, from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ?????? (átomos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atom/
• Rhymes: -atom, -tom, -om

Noun

atom (plural atom-atom, informal 1st possessive atomku, impolite 2nd possessive atommu, 3rd possessive atomnya)

1. (physics) atom (physics: smallest possible amount of matter retaining its chemical properties)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (átomos, “indivisible, uncut, undivided”), both from ?- (a-, “not, without”), from Proto-Hellenic *?- (“un-, not; without, lacking”), from Proto-Indo-European *n?- (“not, un-”) + and from ????? (témn?, “I cut, hew, wound, butcher”), fom Proto-Indo-European *tm?-n-h?-, from *temh?- (“to cut”).

Noun

atom n (definite singular atomet, indefinite plural atom or atomer, definite plural atoma or atomene)

1. an atom

Derived terms

• atommasse
• atomvekt

Related terms

• atom- (prefix)

References

• “atom” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (átomos)

Noun

atom n (definite singular atomet, indefinite plural atom, definite plural atoma)

1. an atom

Derived terms

• atommasse
• atomvekt

Related terms

• atom- (prefix)

References

• “atom” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin atomus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ado?/

Noun

atom m

1. atom, mote

Inflection

Descendants

• Middle Irish: atam
  • Irish: adamh

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.t?m/

Noun

atom m inan

1. (physics) atom

Declension

Derived terms

• atomowy

Further reading

• atom in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French atome, from Latin atomus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?tom/

Noun

atom m (plural atomi)

1. atom

Declension

Further reading

• atom in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (átomos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?to?m/
• Hyphenation: a?tom

Noun

àt?m m (Cyrillic spelling ??????)

1. atom

Declension

References

• “atom” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal

Swedish

Noun

atom c

1. atom; the smallest particle to retain the properties of the element
2. (historical) atom; the theoretically smallest possible particle

Declension

Related terms

See also

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French atome.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??t?m]

Noun

atom (definite accusative atomu, plural atomlar)

1. (physics) atom
2. a kind of sugary drink common in and around Mersin province

Declension

English

Etymology

From Middle English mite, from Old English m?te (“mite, tiny insect”), from Proto-Germanic *m?t? (“biting insect”, literally “cutter”), from *maitan? (“to cut”), from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“small”) or *mai- (“to cut”). Akin to Old High German m?za (“mite”), Middle Dutch m?te (“moth, mite”), Dutch mijt (“moth, mite”), Danish mide (“mite”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) enPR: m?t, IPA^(key): /ma?t/
• Rhymes: -a?t
• Homophone: might

Noun

mite (plural mites)

1. Any of many minute arachnids which, along with the ticks, comprise subclass Acarina (aka Acari).
2. A small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of a farthing.
   • 1803, William Blake, Auguries of Innocence

     One mite wrung from the lab'rer's hands

     Shall buy and sell the miser's lands;

3. A lepton, a small coin used in Palestine in the time of Christ.
4. A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.
5. (sometimes used adverbially) Anything very small; a minute object; a very little quantity or particle
6. (colloquial, often used affectionately) A small or naughty person, or one you take pity on; rascal
   • 2014, Lorraine F Elli, The Little Town Mouse

     “Tom told me that, but twasn't your fault, the little mite just couldn't wait to be born that's all.” A small smile played on Leah's lips

Synonyms

• (small amount): see also Thesaurus:modicum.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

mite

1. Eye dialect spelling of might.

Anagrams

• -time, METI, emit, it me, item, time

Au

Noun

mite

1. woman

References

• transnewguinea.org, citing D. C. Laycock, Languages of the Lumi Subdistrict (West Sepik District), New Guinea (1968), Oceanic Linguistics, 7 (1): 36-66

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin mythos

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /?mi.t?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /?mi.te/

Noun

mite m (plural mites)

1. myth

Related terms

• mític
• mitologia

Further reading

• “mite” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

French

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French mitte (“kind of insect which gnaws on cloth or cheese”), from Middle Dutch m?te (“moth, mite”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *m?t? (“biting insect”, literally “cutter”), from *maitan? (“to cut”).

Akin to Old English m?te (“mite, tiny insect”), Old High German m?za (“mite”), Danish mide (“mite”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mit/

Noun

mite f (plural mites)

1. mite (arachnid)
2. moth, particularly one whose larva destroys something stored by humans

Derived terms

• antimite

Related terms

• chenille f
• papillon m
• teigne f (“clothes moth”)
• pyrale f (“meal moth”)

Verb

mite

1. first-person singular present indicative of miter
2. third-person singular present indicative of miter
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of miter
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of miter
5. second-person singular imperative of miter

Further reading

• “mite” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• émit, émît

Italian

Etymology

From Latin m?tis (“mild, mature”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mi.te/

Adjective

mite (plural miti)

1. mild
2. moderate (price)
3. balmy, mild (climate)

4. meek (animal)

Anagrams

• temi

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?mi?.te/, [?mi?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?mi.te/, [?mi?t??]

Adjective

m?te

1. nominative neuter singular of m?tis
2. accusative neuter singular of m?tis
3. vocative neuter singular of m?tis

References

• mite in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• mite in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Norman

Etymology

From Old French mitte (“kind of insect which gnaws on cloth or cheese”), from Middle Dutch m?te (“moth, mite”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *m?t? (“biting insect”, literally “cutter”).

Noun

mite f (plural mites)

1. (Jersey) mite

Volapük

Noun

mite

1. dative singular of mit