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 This material is where all the atoms in a gas occupy the exact same quantum state, producing weird quantum effects at unusually macroscopic scales. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026 This thermal burst causes nearby atoms to vibrate randomly before the lattice settles down again. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2026 Beyond the individual atoms and bonds of molecules, the body also cares about how they’re arranged in space. — Sajish Mathew, The Conversation, 7 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
  • Neutrinos bump into other particles only rarely, so scientists build large detectors to improve their odds of catching collisions.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Relativistic means travelling at speeds near that of light, with the blazar's central supermassive black hole as the engine that accelerated these particles.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of particles
Noun
  • Calcium shows up as bright white specks on the coronary artery images.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Pulse a few times, until crumbs range in size from specks to peas.
    — Leah Eskin, Midwest Living, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of specks
Noun
  • The 2026 Nobel Prize for Chemistry has been awarded to Henri Kagan of the Universite Paris-Sud, in France, and Kenso Soai of the Tokyo University of Science, in Japan, for their work exploring the fundamental geometry of molecules.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026
  • At the center of the MOF are positively charged metal ions connected by organic linker molecules.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of molecules
Noun
  • And Widow’s Bay was, of course, very successful at alternating between scary and funny bits.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
  • In addition, they’re used in experiments searching for dark matter and in systems that read information from superconducting quantum bits, or qubits.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 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
  • This internal pressure eventually forces the microstructure to recrystallize on its own, spawning fresh, dramatically finer grains from within.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Its factories receive small grains of refined metal from recyclers in Europe and Asia, sourced from items ranging from medical equipment to old cutlery, said Pandora’s chief sustainability officer Mads Twomey-Madsen.
    — Aniruddha Ghosal, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of grains
Noun
  • Blanding hops in and out of the truck, grabbing buckets of food scraps from porches and restaurants, piling those scraps into bins in the truck bed and driving them to a composting site.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • But his script, co-written with regular collaborator Jack Coulter, is less impressive, welding together story scraps from other, better films to rather turbid, uninvolving effect.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of scraps
Noun
  • The documentary’s new No-Movies are slightly longer, but still snippets of less than five minutes.
    — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The clip features snippets of the personal testimonies given by Perry’s close friends and family, as well as words from Perry himself.
    — Brianne Tracy, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of snippets

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“Atoms.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atoms. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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