àtom

See also: Atom, атом, atóm, atom, atom-, and atoḿ

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin atomus (“smallest particle”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ˈa.tum]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈa.tom]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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Noun

àtom m (plural àtoms)

1. atom

Derived terms

• atòmic
• atomisme
• atomista
• atomístic
• atomitzar

Further reading

• “àtom”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007