subatomic

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Adjective

subatomic (not comparable)

1. (physics) Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc.
2. 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

• atomic
• subatomically
• subatomic particle

Translations

• French: subatomique
• German: subatomar
• Italian: subatomico
• Portuguese: subatómico (Portugal), subatômico (Brazil)
• Russian: суба́томный
• Spanish: subatómico

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