atomicity

[ at-uh-mis-i-tee ]

/ ˌæt əˈmɪs ɪ ti /

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noun Chemistry.

the number of atoms in a molecule of a gas.

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Origin of atomicity

First recorded in 1860–65; atomic + -ity

Words nearby atomicity

Atomic Energy Authority, Atomic Energy Commission, atomic force microscope, atomic heat, atomic hydrogen, atomicity, atomic mass, atomic mass unit, atomic number, atomic pile, atomic power

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How to use atomicity in a sentence

It is even more strange that it may now be said of energy that there are signs of atomicity.
Recent Developments in European Thought|Various
So that the most recent researches into electricity confirm and establish the atomicity of the Aether.
Aether and Gravitation|William George Hooper
Again, Dr. Larmor, in the same work, states that “the atomicity of electricity is coming within the scope of direct experiment.”
Aether and Gravitation|William George Hooper
Apart, however, from the atomicity of the Aether, it is exceedingly difficult to understand how such a property can belong to it.
Aether and Gravitation|William George Hooper

The harmonizing of the two theories, therefore, seems to rest upon the atomicity or non-atomicity of the Aether.
Aether and Gravitation|William George Hooper

British Dictionary definitions for atomicity

atomicity

/ (ˌætəˈmɪsɪtɪ) /

noun

the state of being made up of atoms

the number of atoms in the molecules of an element

a less common name for valency

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