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

Chemists have known for years that all matter contains enormous stores of intra-atomic energy, but have always considered it 'bound'—that is, incapable of liberation.

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

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

Atoms, therefore, which grow old in consequence of the diminution of a part of their intra-atomic energy gradually lose their stability.

From Curiosities of the Sky by Serviss, Garrett Putman

Such a thing was surely not a physical or biochemical impossibility in the light of a newer science which includes the theories of relativity and intra-atomic action.

From The Shunned House by Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips)