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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 theory, atomic veteran, atomic volume, atomic weight, atomicity, atomics, atomism, atomize, atomizer, atomy, aton

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Example sentences from the Web for atomics

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
Under daylight atomics the transport engineers in their glass perches read the dials and turned the switches.
The Syndic|C.M. Kornbluth
But that's quite all right because, as it happens, I'm an atomics technician and I even worked on that very bomb.
The Big Time|Fritz Reuter Leiber
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

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

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