átomo

See also: atomo and àtomo

Galician

Noun

átomo m (plural átomos)

1. atom

Related terms

• atómico

Portuguese

átomo

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin atomus (“smallest particle”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.to.mu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.to.mu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.to.mo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tu.mu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˈa.tɨ.mu], [ˈa.tmu]
• Hyphenation: á‧to‧mo

Noun

átomo m (plural átomos)

1. (physics, chemistry) atom (nucleus surrounded by electrons)
2. atom (smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something)
3. (historical) atom (theoretical indivisible particle of matter)
4. instant (a very short period of time)

   Synonyms: instante, momento, piscar de olhos

5. a very small and insignificant thing

   Synonyms: grânulo, grão, partícula

Hyponyms

• (nucleus surrounded by electrons): eletrão, núcleo, partícula subatómica, protão

Derived terms

• átomo-grama

Related terms

• atomicidade
• atómico
• atomismo
• atomista
• atomística
• atomístico
• atomização
• atomizador
• atomizar
• atomologia
• atomológico
• atomologista

 

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈatomo/ [ˈa.t̪o.mo]

• Audio (Latin America):

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• Rhymes: -atomo
• Syllabification: á‧to‧mo

Noun

átomo m (plural átomos)

1. (chemistry, physics) atom (the smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element)

Derived terms

• antiátomo
• atómico
• atomismo
• atomista
• atomizar

 

Further reading

• “átomo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16