atom
gb/ˈætəm/ us/ˈætəm/
B1
ஆங்கிலம்
~ 2500
பொருள்கள்
0 பொருள்கள்
பெயர்ச்சொல்
technical
B1
entity
1
smallest unit of an element
The tiniest part of an element that still has the same properties as that element.
பயன்பாட்டு முறை:
an atom of [element]
பொதுவான தவறு:
Learners sometimes confuse 'atom' with 'molecule'. An atom is a single particle of an element; a molecule is two or more atoms joined together.
இணைச்சொற்கள்
particle (A more general term for a small piece of matter, not necessarily a chemical element.)
எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்
molecule (A molecule is made of two or more atoms bonded together, so it is larger and more complex.)
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
split an atom
|hydrogen atom
|carbon atom
|atomic structure
|atom model
கருப்பொருள்கள்
science
|chemistry
|physics
உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
- An atom is very small.
- This is an atom of oxygen.
- Atoms make up all things.
பெயர்ச்சொல்
B2
quantity
2
a very tiny amount
A very, very small amount of something.
பயன்பாட்டு முறை:
not an atom of [something]
பொதுவான தவறு:
Learners may overuse this figuratively; it is more common in formal or literary contexts than in casual speech.
இணைச்சொற்கள்
bit (A small amount, but less emphatic than 'atom'.)
எதிர்ச்சொற்கள்
lot (A large amount, opposite in quantity.)
சொல் இணைப்புகள்
not an atom of truth
|without an atom of doubt
கருப்பொருள்கள்
measurement
|figurative
|core_vocabulary
உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
கற்பவர்களுக்கான உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
இலக்கணம்
அகராதி வடிவம்
atom
IPA
GB/ˈætəm/
US/ˈætəm/
அசைகள் மற்றும் அழுத்தம்
atom (1 அசை)
Stress on 1st syllable (atom)
சொல் வடிவங்கள்
Noun
- Base: atom
- Plural: atoms
சொல் குடும்பம்
Forms
atoms
noun
Core family
atomic
adjective B2
Related words
atomize
verb
atomization
noun
Advanced or less common
subatomic
adjective
atomically
adverb
சொற்றொடர்கள்
not an atom of truth
1/nˈɑt ən ˈætəm əv tɹˈuθ/
fixed phrase
no truth at all
It means that something is completely false.
உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.
உதாரணங்கள்
- 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.