atomic
adjective
1. of or relating to or comprising atoms
- atomic structure
- atomic hydrogen
2. (weapons) deriving destructive energy from the release of atomic energy
- atomic bombs
Similar word(s): thermonuclear, nuclear
3. immeasurably small
Similar word(s): little, small
Sentences with atomic as an adjective:
- A stream of atomic hydrogen is emitted
- We built a small atomic bomb in the garage
- The hairs on a bedbug are almost atomic
- A bit is an atomic item of data
- In order to avoid race conditions, this operation has to be atomic