Definition of atom

"atom" in the noun sense

1. atom

physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

2. atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck

nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

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Quotations for atom

To rock and river, plain and wood,
I cry, Ye are my kin. While I, O Earth!
Am but an atom of thee, and a breath,
Passing unseen and unrecorded, like
The tiny throb here in my temple's pulse. [ Philip J. Bailey ]

Once every atom of this ground lived, breathed, and felt like me! [ James Montgomery ]

Nature never hurries; atom by atom, little by little, she achieves her work. [ Ralph Waldo Emerson ]

Not a ray is dimmed, not an atom worn; nature's oldest force is as good as new. [ Emerson ]

Pound St. Paul's Church into atoms, and consider any single atom; it is to be sure, good for nothing; but put all these atoms together, and you have St. Paul's Church. So it is with human felicity, which is made up of many ingredients, each of which may be shown to be very insignificant. [ Dr. Johnson ]

atom in Scrabble®

The word atom is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

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atom in Words With Friends™

The word atom is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 7

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Words with atom in them (150 words)

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