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intra-atomic

American  
[in-truh-uh-tom-ik] / ˌɪn trə əˈtɒm ɪk /

adjective

  1. within an atom or atoms.


intra-atomic British  
/ ˌɪntrəəˈtɒmɪk /

adjective

  1. existing or occurring within an atom or atoms Compare interatomic

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of intra-atomic

First recorded in 1900–05


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Dali shows us the hierarchized libidinous emotion, suspended and as though hanging in midair, in accordance with the modern 'nothing touches' theory of intra-atomic physics.

From Time Magazine Archive

See especially pp. 36-52, where the amount of the supposed intra-atomic energy is calculated.—ED.

From The New Physics and Its Evolution by Lucien Poincaré

And of course they've got intra-atomic energy the same as we have.

From Skylark Three by Hans Waldemar Wessolowski

"Van," he began, "Mr. Brookings has been listening to some lunatic who claims to have solved the mystery of liberating intra-atomic energy."

From The Skylark of Space by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith

Their power-source is very probably the intra-atomic energy of iron; and if so, much remains to be done before I can proceed with my plan.

From Triplanetary by E. E. (Edward Elmer) Smith

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