átomo

See also: atomo and àtomo

Galician

Noun

átomo m (plural átomos)

1. atom

Related terms

• atómico

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Portuguese

átomo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.to.mu/
• IPA^(key): /ˈa.to.mo/
• IPA^(key): /ˈa.tu.mu/
• Hyphenation: á‧to‧mo

Noun

átomo m (plural s)

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)
5. a very small and insignificant thing

Synonyms

• (instant): instante, momento, piscar de olhos
• (small and insignificant thing): grânulo, grão, partícula

Hyponyms

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

Derived terms

• átomo-grama

Related terms

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

 

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈatomo/ [ˈa.t̪o.mo]

• Audio (Latin America):

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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

Further reading

• “átomo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014