subatomic
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɒmɪk
Adjective
subatomic (not comparable)
- (physics) Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc.
- Relating to any length or mass that is smaller in scale than a the diameter of a hydrogen atom.
- The electron microscope is able to resolve detail at the subatomic level.
Related terms
Translations
relating to particles that are smaller than an atom
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