atomics
[uh-tom-iks]
- the branch of physics that deals with atoms, especially atomic energy.
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Origin of atomics
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Now, with atomics and filters on every stack in every home, the city was clean.
The Circuit RidersR. C. FitzPatrick
When we left Earth, most of the population had been wiped out by atomics.
I Like Martian MusicCharles E. Fritch
Mars iron built the ships and powered the atomics that had conquered the galaxy.
Noble RedmanJesse Franklin Bone
They don't run on atomics, need some kind of fuel, and they have to have new supplies every so often.
Star BornAndre Norton
Noble, the blond youth, frantically examining the atomics, was a bio-chemist.
Planet of the GodsRobert Moore Williams