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atomics

American  
[uh-tom-iks] / əˈtɒm ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.


Etymology

Origin of atomics

see origin at atomic, -ics

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Russian scientists, because the buttons they have pushed in the field of rockets and atomics have resulted in influencing every political speech, every country's economy, and every citizen's opinion of world affairs.

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Westinghouse is moving fast in the growing field of industrial atomics.

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Many an eager-beaver company found that out when it jumped into atomics in 1954 after the Government first permitted firms to own reactors, was forced to drop out in the face of expense and uncertainty.

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General Leslie Groves, Grand Panjandrum of military atomics, made a minor concession to the cause of science.

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From the bridge above the hulking atomics, Chief Engineer Durval vollied orders in a thunderous voice.

From Feline Red by Robert Sampson

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