intra-atomic

American  

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

adjective

1. within an atom or atoms.

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intra-atomic British  

/ ˌɪntrəəˈtɒmɪk /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of intra-atomic

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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

Doctor Chambers," Brookings began, showing him the bottle, "I have here a solution which in some way is capable of liberating the intra-atomic energy of matter, about which I asked you yesterday.

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

Their source of power is the intra-atomic energy of iron.

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

Here Dr Gustav Le Bon comes to our aid with a most startling suggestion, based on his theory of the dissipation of intra-atomic energy.

From Curiosities of the Sky by Serviss, Garrett Putman

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 Poincaré, Lucien