atomic

adj.

1. Of or relating to an atom or atoms.
2. Of or employing nuclear energy: an atomic submarine; atomic weapons.
3. Very small; infinitesimal.

atomically a·tom'i·cal·ly adv.

[from Gk. atomos, indivisible]

1. Indivisible; cannot be split up. For example, an instruction may be said to do several things ‘atomically’, i.e., all the things are done immediately, and there is no chance of the instruction being half-completed or of another being interspersed. Used esp. to convey that an operation cannot be screwed up by interrupts. “This routine locks the file and increments the file's semaphore atomically.”

2. [primarily techspeak] Guaranteed to complete successfully or not at all, usu. refers to database transactions. If an error prevents a partially-performed transaction from proceeding to completion, it must be “backed out”, as the database must not be left in an inconsistent state.

Computer usage, in either of the above senses, has none of the connotations that ‘atomic’ has in mainstream English (i.e. of particles of matter, nuclear explosions etc.).

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(ətom′ik)
adj

Pertaining to the atom.

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - atom, atomar

idioms:

• atomic clock    atomur
• atomic energy    atomenergi, kernekraft
• atomic mass    atommasse, atomvægt
• atomic mass unit    atommasseenhed
• atomic number    atomtal, protontal
• atomic power    kernekraft, atomkraft
• atomic reactor    atomreaktor, kernereaktor
• atomic spectrum    atomspektrum
• atomic theory    atomteori, atomisme
• atomic warfare    atomkrig
• atomic weight    atomvægt, atommasse

Nederlands (Dutch)
atoom-, niet analyseerbaar

Français (French)
adj. - atomique

idioms:

• atomic clock    horloge atomique
• atomic energy    énergie atomique, énergie nucléaire
• atomic mass    masse atomique
• atomic mass unit    unité de masse atomique
• atomic number    nombre atomique
• atomic power    puissance atomique
• atomic reactor    réacteur atomique, réacteur nucléaire
• atomic spectrum    spectre atomique
• atomic theory    théorie atomique
• atomic warfare    guerre atomique, guerre nucléaire
• atomic weight    poids ou masse atomique

Deutsch (German)
adj. - Atom-, atomar, atomisch

idioms:

• atomic clock    Atomuhr
• atomic energy    Atomenergie
• atomic mass    Atommasse
• atomic mass unit    atomare Masseeinheit
• atomic number    Kernladungszahl, Ordnungszahl, Atomnummer
• atomic power    Kernkraft
• atomic reactor    Kernreaktor
• atomic spectrum    Atomspektrum
• atomic theory    Atomtheorie
• atomic warfare    Atomkrieg
• atomic weight    Atomgewicht

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - (φυσ.) ατομικός

idioms:

• atomic clock    ατομικό ρολόι
• atomic energy    ατομική ενέργεια
• atomic mass    ατομική μάζα
• atomic mass unit    μονάδα ατομικής μάζας
• atomic number    (φυσ., χημ.) ατομικός αριθμός
• atomic power    ατομική/πυρηνική ενέργεια
• atomic reactor    ατομικός/πυρηνικός αντιδραστήρας
• atomic spectrum    ατομικό φάσμα
• atomic theory    (φυσ.) ατομική θεωρία, θεωρία των ατόμων
• atomic warfare    πυρηνικός πόλεμος
• atomic weight    (χημ.) ατομικό βάρος

Italiano (Italian)
atomico

idioms:

• atomic clock    orologio atomico
• atomic energy    energia nucleare
• atomic mass    massa atomica
• atomic mass unit    unità di massa atomica
• atomic number    numero atomico
• atomic power    energia nucleare
• atomic reactor    reattore nucleare
• atomic spectrum    spettro atomico
• atomic theory    teoria atomica
• atomic warfare    guerra nucleare
• atomic weight    peso atomico

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - atômico (Fís.) (Quím.)

idioms:

• atomic clock    relógio (m) atômico
• atomic energy    energia (f) atômica
• atomic mass    massa (f) atômica
• atomic mass unit    unidade (f) de massa atômica
• atomic number    número (m) atômico
• atomic power    energia (f) atômica
• atomic reactor    reator (m) atômico
• atomic spectrum    espectro (m) atômico
• atomic theory    teoria (f) atômica
• atomic warfare    guerra (f) atômica
• atomic weight    peso (m) atômico

Русский (Russian)
атомный

idioms:

• atomic clock    атомные часы
• atomic energy    атомная энергия
• atomic mass    атомная масса
• atomic mass unit    единица атомной массы
• atomic number    атомное число
• atomic power    атомная держава
• atomic reactor    атомный реактор
• atomic spectrum    атомный спектр
• atomic theory    теория атома
• atomic warfare    война с атомными оружиями
• atomic weight    атомный вес

Español (Spanish)
adj. - atómico, diminuto

idioms:

• atomic clock    reloj de precisión, reloj atómico
• atomic energy    energía atómica
• atomic mass    masa atómica
• atomic mass unit    unidad de masa atómica
• atomic number    número atómico
• atomic power    potencia atómica
• atomic reactor    reactor atómico
• atomic spectrum    espectro atómico
• atomic theory    teoría atómica
• atomic warfare    guerra atómica
• atomic weight    peso atómico

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - atom-

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
原子的, 微粒的

idioms:

• atomic clock    原子钟
• atomic energy    原子能
• atomic mass    原子质量
• atomic mass unit    原子质量单位
• atomic number    原子序数
• atomic power    原子能
• atomic reactor    原子反应炉
• atomic spectrum    原子幅度
• atomic theory    原子学说
• atomic warfare    原子战
• atomic weight    原子量

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 原子的, 微粒的

idioms:

• atomic clock    原子鐘
• atomic energy    原子能
• atomic mass    原子質量
• atomic mass unit    原子質量單位
• atomic number    原子序數
• atomic power    原子能
• atomic reactor    原子反應爐
• atomic spectrum    原子幅度
• atomic theory    原子學說
• atomic warfare    原子戰
• atomic weight    原子量

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 원자의, 극소의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 原子の, 原子力の

idioms:

• atomic clock    原子時計
• atomic energy    原子力
• atomic mass    原子質量
• atomic mass unit    原子質量単位
• atomic number    原子番号
• atomic power    原子力
• atomic reactor    原子炉
• atomic spectrum    原子スペクトル
• atomic theory    原子論, 原子理論
• atomic warfare    原子力戦争, 核戦争
• atomic weight    原子量

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) له علاقه بالقوه النجمه عن الطاقه الناتجه عن انفصال الذرات مثل الطاقه الذريه, له علاقه بذرات الماده‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮אטומי, של אטום, גרעיני‬

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atomic	Atomic Bomb
Atomic Clock	atomic watch