adj.
Pronunciation: ə - ' tä-mik
Function: adjective
Date: 1678
1 a : of, relating to, or concerned with atoms < atomic physics> b : NUCLEAR 2 < atomic energy>
2 a : marked by acceptance of the theory of atomism b : ATOMISTIC 2
3 : MINUTE
4 of a chemical element : existing in the state of separate atoms
– atom · i · cal · ly \ -mi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb