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atomics

[ uh-tom-iks ]

/ əˈtɒm ɪks /

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noun (used with a singular verb)Informal.

the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.

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Origin of atomics

see origin at atomic, -ics

Words nearby atomics

atomic mass, atomic mass unit, atomic number, atomic pile, atomic power, atomics, atomic spectrum, atomic structure, atomic theory, atomic veteran, atomic volume

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Example sentences from the Web for atomics

One of those is Neal Blue, the co-owner and CEO of General Atomics, the company that makes the Predator and Reaper drones.
Speed Read: James Risen Indicts The War On Terror’s Costly Follies|William O’Connor|October 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Inside the New Drone Industry By Clive Irving, Sept. 30, 2011 Heard of a company called General Atomics?
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The drones were conceived, designed, and delivered by a division of General Atomics, based in San Diego.
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Drones are delivered by General Atomics in units of four, and each unit costs around $70 million.
Death From Above|Clive Irving|September 30, 2011|DAILY BEAST

We had a weapon in our favor, the most dangerous weapon ever devised, a thousand times more potent than atomics.
Bear Trap|Alan Edward Nourse
Under daylight atomics the transport engineers in their glass perches read the dials and turned the switches.
The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth
We can squeeze about three light-years out of the fuel before we're back on atomics.
Warrior Race|Robert Sheckley
Therefore, when we have rid this world of atomics we will leave and you will start all over again.
The Galaxy Primes|Edward Elmer Smith
There was an equation which had proved its effectiveness, upon which the whole science of atomics was based.
Eight Keys to Eden|Mark Irvin Clifton

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