atom
gb/ˈætəm/ us/ˈætəm/
B1
इंग्रजी
~ 2500
अर्थ
० अर्थ
नाम
technical
B1
entity
1
smallest unit of an element
The tiniest part of an element that still has the same properties as that element.
वापर नमुना:
an atom of [element]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners sometimes confuse 'atom' with 'molecule'. An atom is a single particle of an element; a molecule is two or more atoms joined together.
समानार्थी शब्द
particle (A more general term for a small piece of matter, not necessarily a chemical element.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
molecule (A molecule is made of two or more atoms bonded together, so it is larger and more complex.)
सहप्रयोग
split an atom
|hydrogen atom
|carbon atom
|atomic structure
|atom model
विषय
science
|chemistry
|physics
उदाहरणे
- 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- An atom is very small.
- This is an atom of oxygen.
- Atoms make up all things.
नाम
B2
quantity
2
a very tiny amount
A very, very small amount of something.
वापर नमुना:
not an atom of [something]
सामान्य चूक:
Learners may overuse this figuratively; it is more common in formal or literary contexts than in casual speech.
समानार्थी शब्द
bit (A small amount, but less emphatic than 'atom'.)
विरुद्धार्थी शब्द
lot (A large amount, opposite in quantity.)
सहप्रयोग
not an atom of truth
|without an atom of doubt
विषय
measurement
|figurative
|core_vocabulary
उदाहरणे
- 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.
शिकणाऱ्यांसाठी उदाहरणे
- 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.
व्याकरण
शब्दकोशातील रूप
atom
IPA
GB/ˈætəm/
US/ˈætəm/
अक्षरविभाग आणि जोर
atom (१ अक्षरखंड)
Stress on 1st syllable (atom)
शब्दरूपे
Noun
- Base: atom
- Plural: atoms
संबंधित शब्द
Forms
atoms
noun
Core family
atomic
adjective B2
Related words
atomize
verb
atomization
noun
Advanced or less common
subatomic
adjective
atomically
adverb
वाक्प्रचार
not an atom of truth
1/nˈɑt ən ˈætəm əv tɹˈuθ/
fixed phrase
no truth at all
It means that something is completely false.
उदाहरणे
- 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.
उदाहरणे
- 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.