atom
gb/ˈætəm/ us/ˈætəm/
B1
انگلیسی
~ 2500
معنیها
۰ معنی
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.
الگوی کاربرد:
an atom of [element]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners sometimes confuse 'atom' with 'molecule'. An atom is a single particle of an element; a molecule is two or more atoms joined together.
هممعنیها
particle (A more general term for a small piece of matter, not necessarily a chemical element.)
متضادها
molecule (A molecule is made of two or more atoms bonded together, so it is larger and more complex.)
ترکیبهای رایج
split an atom
|hydrogen atom
|carbon atom
|atomic structure
|atom model
موضوعها
science
|chemistry
|physics
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
الگوی کاربرد:
not an atom of [something]
اشتباه رایج:
Learners may overuse this figuratively; it is more common in formal or literary contexts than in casual speech.
هممعنیها
bit (A small amount, but less emphatic than 'atom'.)
متضادها
lot (A large amount, opposite in quantity.)
ترکیبهای رایج
not an atom of truth
|without an atom of doubt
موضوعها
measurement
|figurative
|core_vocabulary
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونههای زبانآموزی
- 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.
دستور زبان
صورت پایه
atom
IPA
GB/ˈætəm/
US/ˈætəm/
هجاها و تکیه
atom (۱ هجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (atom)
صورتهای واژه
Noun
- Base: atom
- Plural: atoms
خانوادهٔ واژه
Forms
atoms
noun
Core family
atomic
adjective B2
Related words
atomize
verb
atomization
noun
Advanced or less common
subatomic
adjective
atomically
adverb
عبارتها
not an atom of truth
1/nˈɑt ən ˈætəm əv tɹˈuθ/
fixed phrase
no truth at all
It means that something is completely false.
نمونهها
- 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.
نمونهها
- 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.