atom
gb/ˈætəm/ us/ˈætəm/
B1
Ingles
~ 2500
Mga kahulugan
0 kahulugan
Pangngalan
technical
B1
entity
1
smallest unit of an element
The tiniest part of an element that still has the same properties as that element.
Padron ng paggamit:
an atom of [element]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners sometimes confuse 'atom' with 'molecule'. An atom is a single particle of an element; a molecule is two or more atoms joined together.
Mga kasingkahulugan
particle (A more general term for a small piece of matter, not necessarily a chemical element.)
Mga kasalungat
molecule (A molecule is made of two or more atoms bonded together, so it is larger and more complex.)
Mga kolokasyon
split an atom
|hydrogen atom
|carbon atom
|atomic structure
|atom model
Mga tema
science
|chemistry
|physics
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- An atom is very small.
- This is an atom of oxygen.
- Atoms make up all things.
Pangngalan
B2
quantity
2
a very tiny amount
A very, very small amount of something.
Padron ng paggamit:
not an atom of [something]
Karaniwang pagkakamali:
Learners may overuse this figuratively; it is more common in formal or literary contexts than in casual speech.
Mga kasingkahulugan
bit (A small amount, but less emphatic than 'atom'.)
Mga kasalungat
lot (A large amount, opposite in quantity.)
Mga kolokasyon
not an atom of truth
|without an atom of doubt
Mga tema
measurement
|figurative
|core_vocabulary
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa para sa Nag-aaral
- 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.
Gramatika
Anyo sa diksyunaryo
atom
IPA
GB/ˈætəm/
US/ˈætəm/
Mga pantig at diin
atom (1 pantig)
Stress on 1st syllable (atom)
Mga anyo ng salita
Noun
- Base: atom
- Plural: atoms
Mga kaugnay na salita
Forms
atoms
noun
Core family
atomic
adjective B2
Related words
atomize
verb
atomization
noun
Advanced or less common
subatomic
adjective
atomically
adverb
Mga ekspresyon
not an atom of truth
1/nˈɑt ən ˈætəm əv tɹˈuθ/
fixed phrase
no truth at all
It means that something is completely false.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.
Mga Halimbawa
- 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.