atomize
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- atomise (non-Oxford British English)
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈætəmaɪz/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Verb[edit]
atomize (third-person singular simple present atomizes, present participle atomizing, simple past and past participle atomized)
- (transitive) To separate or reduce into atoms.
- (transitive) To make into a fine spray.
- (transitive) To fragment; to break into small pieces or concepts.
- 1979, Gould, Stephen J., and Richard C. Lewontin. "The Spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian Paradigm: A Critique of the Adaptationist Programme." Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 205: p. 585:
- An organism is then atomized into 'traits' and these traits are explained as structures optimally designed by natural selection for their functions.
- 1979, Gould, Stephen J., and Richard C. Lewontin. "The Spandrels of San Marco and the Panglossian Paradigm: A Critique of the Adaptationist Programme." Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 205: p. 585:
- (transitive) To bomb with nuclear weapons.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
to separate or reduce into atoms
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to make into a fine spray
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to fragment, break into small pieces or concepts
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See also[edit]
Galician[edit]
Verb[edit]
atomize
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of atomizar:
Portuguese[edit]
Verb[edit]
atomize
- inflection of atomizar: