B1adjectivescience
US/əˈtɑː.mɪk/
UK/əˈtɒm.ɪk/
connected with atoms, or with the power made by splitting atoms
In context
The atomic bombs dropped in 1945 killed hundreds of thousands of people.
In chemistry class we learned how to read the atomic number of each element.
Some countries still depend on atomic energy for a large part of their electricity.
Words that go with atomic
adjective + noun
- atomic bombThe museum in Hiroshima tells the story of the atomic bomb.
- atomic energyThe agency checks how countries use atomic energy.
- atomic weaponsMany people marched to call for a world without atomic weapons.
- atomic numberHydrogen has the atomic number one.
- atomic structureScientists study the atomic structure of new materials.