アトム

Japanese

Etymology 1

Borrowing of English atom.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ア​トム [áꜜtòmù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [a̠to̞mɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

アトム • (atomu) 

1. an atom (smallest amount of matter)

   Synonym: 原子 (genshi)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• アトム級(きゅう) (atomu-kyū, “atomweight”)
• アトム説(せつ) (atomu-setsu)
• スーパー アトム (sūpā atomu, “superatom”)
• ホット アトム (hotto atomu, “hot atom”)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Learned spelling of atm?”)

Noun

アトム • (atomu) 

1. an atmosphere (unit of measurement for pressure equal to 1013.25 hectopascals or 1.01325 bar; symbol: atm)