atomics

[uh-tom-iks]

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noun (used with a singular verb) Informal.

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

Origin of atomics

see origin at atomic, -ics

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Related Words for atomics

atomics, nucleonics

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Historical Examples of atomics

Now, with atomics and filters on every stack in every home, the city was clean.
The Circuit Riders
R. C. FitzPatrick
When we left Earth, most of the population had been wiped out by atomics.
I Like Martian Music
Charles E. Fritch
Mars iron built the ships and powered the atomics that had conquered the galaxy.
Noble Redman
Jesse Franklin Bone
They don't run on atomics, need some kind of fuel, and they have to have new supplies every so often.
Star Born
Andre Norton
Noble, the blond youth, frantically examining the atomics, was a bio-chemist.
Planet of the Gods
Robert Moore Williams