atom
gb/ˈætəm/ us/ˈætəm/
B1
انگریزی
~ 2500
معانی
0 معانی
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.
استعمال کا انداز:
an atom of [element]
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse 'atom' with 'molecule'. An atom is a single particle of an element; a molecule is two or more atoms joined together.
ہم معنی الفاظ
particle (A more general term for a small piece of matter, not necessarily a chemical element.)
متضاد الفاظ
molecule (A molecule is made of two or more atoms bonded together, so it is larger and more complex.)
لفظی تراکیب
split an atom
|hydrogen atom
|carbon atom
|atomic structure
|atom model
موضوعات
science
|chemistry
|physics
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
استعمال کا انداز:
not an atom of [something]
عام غلطی:
Learners may overuse this figuratively; it is more common in formal or literary contexts than in casual speech.
ہم معنی الفاظ
bit (A small amount, but less emphatic than 'atom'.)
متضاد الفاظ
lot (A large amount, opposite in quantity.)
لفظی تراکیب
not an atom of truth
|without an atom of doubt
موضوعات
measurement
|figurative
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- 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.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- 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.
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IPA
GB/ˈætəm/
US/ˈætəm/
ہجا بندی اور زور
atom (1 ہجا)
Stress on 1st syllable (atom)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: atom
- Plural: atoms
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
atoms
noun
Core family
atomic
adjective B2
Related words
atomize
verb
atomization
noun
Advanced or less common
subatomic
adjective
atomically
adverb
عبارات
not an atom of truth
1/nˈɑt ən ˈætəm əv tɹˈuθ/
fixed phrase
no truth at all
It means that something is completely false.
مثالیں
- 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.
مثالیں
- 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.