アトム
Japanese
Etymology 1
Borrowing of English atom.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) アトム [áꜜtòmù] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [a̠to̞mɯ̟ᵝ]
Noun
アトム • (atomu)
- an atom (smallest amount of matter)
- Synonym: 原子 (genshi)
Derived terms
Derived terms
- アトム級 (atomu-kyū, “atomweight”)
- アトム説 (atomu-setsu)
- スーパー アトム (sūpā atomu, “superatom”)
- ホット アトム (hotto atomu, “hot atom”)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Learned spelling of atm?”)
Noun
アトム • (atomu)
- an atmosphere (unit of measurement for pressure equal to 1013.25 hectopascals or 1.01325 bar; symbol: atm)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN