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Subatomic
Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc.
📖 Definitions of "Subatomic"
- 1
Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc.
- 2
Relating to any length or mass that is smaller in scale than a the diameter of a hydrogen atom.
"The electron microscope is able to resolve detail at the subatomic level."
🔄 Synonyms of "Subatomic"
3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| smallnoun | Not large or big; insignificant; few in number. |
| microscopic | So small that it can only be seen with the aid of a microscope. |
| microscopical | Pertaining to the microscope; achieved by means of a microscope. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Subatomic"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| microscopical | Pertaining to the microscope; achieved by means of a microscope. |
| microscopic | So small that it can only be seen with the aid of a microscope. |
| small | Not large or big; insignificant; few in number. |
| sub atomic | Alternative spelling of subatomic. [(physics) Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc.] |
| elementarynoun | (countable, mythology, mysticism) A supernatural being associated with the elements. |
| subelementary | (physics) At a more fundamental level than the elementary particles. |
| subnucleonic | (physics) Less than that of a nucleon |
| subhadronic | (physics) Describing particles smaller than a hadron; especially describing quarks, the constituents of hadrons |
| superatomic | (physics) On a larger scale than the atomic. |
| subdimensional | (physics) Relating to a subdimension |
| pseudoatomic | Relating to a pseudoatom |
| quasiatomic | (physics) Having some atomic characteristics |
| atomicnoun | (computing) An atomic operation. |
| submagic | (physics, of a nucleus) Having less than the magic number of nucleons. |
| subplanckian | (physics) Concerning lengths or durations less than the Planck length or Planck time. |
| subthermal | (physics) Having an energy less than that of a thermal neutron |
| antimaterial | (particle physics) Composed of antimatter. |
| quantal | (biology, of a response) All-or-none. |
| bosonicnoun | (quantum mechanics) Of, pertaining to, or resembling a boson. |
| hydrogen-like | (physics, quantum mechanics, chemistry, of an atom or molecule) Having a single electron. |
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