atomist

English

Etymology

atom +‎ -ist

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈætəmɪst/

Noun

atomist (plural atomists)

1. An adherent of atomism; one who believes matter is composed of elementary indivisible particles.
   • 2002, Phillip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford 2004, p. 9:

     What distinguished the atomists from their opponents was not the belief in tiny particles that make up matter, but the question of what separated them.

2. An adherent of the atomic theory.

Anagrams

• Tomitas