atomic

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.
2. Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.
3. Infinitesimally small.
4. Unable to be split or made any smaller.
5. Unable to be split or made any smaller.
6. Unable to be split or made any smaller.
7. Guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running synchronously when called by multiple asynchronous threads.

Noun

An atomic operation.

Synonyms

nuclear

minute

microscopic

molecular

atomical

dab

grain

grassroots

hardcore

individual

indivisibility

jot

key

🔑

little

morsel

scintilla

shred

small

smattering

snip

speck

spot

sprinkling

subatomic

subtle

teensy

teensy-weensy

thermonuclear

tincture

tiny

very small

atom-powered

neclear

fissury

ABC

🔤

undivisible

at

biological

bit

corpuscular

Pronounced as (IPA)

/əˈtɒm.ɪk/

Etymology

From atom + -ic.