átomo
Galician edit
Noun edit
átomo m (plural átomos)
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Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin atomus (“smallest particle”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).
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Noun edit
átomo m (plural átomos)
- (physics, chemistry) atom (nucleus surrounded by electrons)
- atom (smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something)
- (historical) atom (theoretical indivisible particle of matter)
- instant (a very short period of time)
- Synonyms: instante, momento, piscar de olhos
- a very small and insignificant thing
Hyponyms edit
- (nucleus surrounded by electrons): eletrão, núcleo, partícula subatómica, protão
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
átomo m (plural átomos)
- (chemistry, physics) atom (the smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element)
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Further reading edit
- “átomo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014