subatomic

subatomic

See also: subatòmic, sub-atomic, and sub atomic

English

Etymology

sub- +‎ atomic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒmɪk

Adjective

subatomic (not comparable)

1. (physics) Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc.
2. Relating to any length or mass that is smaller in scale than a the diameter of a hydrogen atom.

   The electron microscope is able to resolve detail at the subatomic level.

Related terms

• atomic
• subatomically
• subatomic particle

Translations

relating to particles that are smaller than an atom

Armenian: please add this translation if you can Asturian: subatómicu Catalan: subatòmic Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Czech: subatomový Dutch: subatomair (nl) Esperanto: subatoma Finnish: subatomaarinen French: subatomique (fr) Galician: subatómico German: subatomar Greek: υποατομικός (el) m (ypoatomikós)

Hungarian: szubatomi Icelandic: smærri en frumeind m, innan atóms Irish: fo-adamhach Italian: subatomico (it) Japanese: 素粒子 (soryūshi) Norman: souô-atonmique Polish: subatomowy m Portuguese: subatómico (Portugal), subatômico (pt) (Brazil) Romanian: subatomic (ro) m Russian: суба́томный (ru) (subátomnyj) Spanish: subatómico (es) Swedish: subatomär (sv) Turkish: atomaltı