átomo

átomo m (plural átomos)

1. atom

• atómico

Learned borrowing from Latin atomus (“smallest particle”), from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): [ˈa.tɨ.mu], [ˈa.tmu]
• Hyphenation: á‧to‧mo

átomo m (plural átomos)

1. (physics, chemistry) atom (nucleus surrounded by electrons)
2. atom (smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something)
3. (historical) atom (theoretical indivisible particle of matter)
4. instant (a very short period of time)

   Synonyms: instante, momento, piscar de olhos

5. a very small and insignificant thing

   Synonyms: grânulo, grão, partícula

• (nucleus surrounded by electrons): eletrão, núcleo, partícula subatómica, protão

• átomo-grama

Borrowed from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈatomo/ [ˈa.t̪o.mo]

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• Rhymes: -atomo
• Syllabification: á‧to‧mo

átomo m (plural átomos)

1. (chemistry, physics) atom (the smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element)

• “átomo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28