atom
gb/ˈætəm/ us/ˈætəm/
B1
إنجليزي
~ 2500
المعاني
0 معنى
اسم
technical
B1
entity
1
smallest unit of an element
The tiniest part of an element that still has the same properties as that element.
نمط الاستخدام:
an atom of [element]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners sometimes confuse 'atom' with 'molecule'. An atom is a single particle of an element; a molecule is two or more atoms joined together.
مرادفات
particle (A more general term for a small piece of matter, not necessarily a chemical element.)
أضداد
molecule (A molecule is made of two or more atoms bonded together, so it is larger and more complex.)
تراكيب شائعة
split an atom
|hydrogen atom
|carbon atom
|atomic structure
|atom model
مواضيع
science
|chemistry
|physics
أمثلة
- A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom.
- Scientists can split an atom to release energy.
- Every atom of gold has the same number of protons.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- An atom is very small.
- This is an atom of oxygen.
- Atoms make up all things.
اسم
B2
quantity
2
a very tiny amount
A very, very small amount of something.
نمط الاستخدام:
not an atom of [something]
غلطة شائعة:
Learners may overuse this figuratively; it is more common in formal or literary contexts than in casual speech.
مرادفات
bit (A small amount, but less emphatic than 'atom'.)
أضداد
lot (A large amount, opposite in quantity.)
تراكيب شائعة
not an atom of truth
|without an atom of doubt
مواضيع
measurement
|figurative
|core_vocabulary
أمثلة
- There isn’t an atom of truth in his story.
- She didn’t have an atom of doubt about his honesty.
- He showed not an atom of fear.
أمثلة للمتعلمين
- There is not an atom of sugar in this tea.
- He has not an atom of doubt.
- She does not have an atom of fear.
القواعد
الصيغة المعجمية
atom
IPA
GB/ˈætəm/
US/ˈætəm/
المقاطع والنبر
atom (١ مقطع)
Stress on 1st syllable (atom)
تصريفات الكلمة
Noun
- Base: atom
- Plural: atoms
عيلة الكلمة
Forms
atoms
noun
Core family
atomic
adjective B2
Related words
atomize
verb
atomization
noun
Advanced or less common
subatomic
adjective
atomically
adverb
تعبيرات
not an atom of truth
1/nˈɑt ən ˈætəm əv tɹˈuθ/
fixed phrase
no truth at all
It means that something is completely false.
أمثلة
- There is not an atom of truth in those rumors.
- His statement contained not an atom of truth.
split the atom
1/splˈɪt ðə ˈætəm/
fixed phrase
technical
break apart an atomic nucleus
To break the center of an atom to release energy.
أمثلة
- Nuclear power plants do not literally split the atom in the same way as early experiments did.
- The discovery that you could split the atom changed history.