ATOM: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ATOM?

Need another word that means the same as “atom”? Find 16 synonyms and 30 related words for “atom” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Atom” are: corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck, bit, little bit, fragment, fraction, grain, granule, crumb, morsel, mite, spot, dot

Atom as a Noun

Definitions of "Atom" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “atom” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything.
• The smallest particle of a chemical element that can exist.
• The smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
• (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element.
• A level of amateur sport, typically involving children aged between nine and eleven.
• Atomic particles as a source of nuclear energy.
• A tiny piece of anything.
• An extremely small amount of something.

Synonyms of "Atom" as a noun (16 Words)

bit	The cutting part of a drill usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press. The horse was not accustomed to a bit.
corpuscle	A minute particle regarded as the basic constituent of matter or light. These subparticles at the centre of an antimony corpuscle are fluid and volatile.
crumb	Small piece of e.g. bread or cake. There were few crumbs of comfort in the report.
dot	The shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code. OUP dot com.
fraction	A component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process. Her eyes widened a fraction.
fragment	A broken piece of a brittle artifact. Small fragments of pottery.
grain	1 7000 pound equals a troy grain or 64 799 milligrams. Wheat is a grain that is grown in Kansas.
granule	A small compact particle of a substance. Coffee granules.
little bit	A small amount or duration.
mite	A minute arachnid which has four pairs of legs when adult, related to the ticks. Many kinds live in the soil and a number are parasitic on plants or animals.
molecule	(physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound.
morsel	A small piece or amount of food; a mouthful. A morsel of paper was all he needed.
mote	(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything. The tiniest mote of dust.
particle	Any of numerous subatomic constituents of the physical world that interact with each other including electrons neutrinos photons and alpha particles. Tiny particles of dust.
speck	A rotten spot in fruit. The figure in the distance had become a mere speck.
spot	A slight attack of illness. A leopard s spots.

Usage Examples of "Atom" as a noun

• I shall not have one atom of strength left.
• The power of the atom.
• Eight atom hockey teams.

Associations of "Atom" (30 Words)

alkaline	Relating to or containing an alkali; having a pH greater than 7. Alkaline soils derived from chalk or limestone.
attraction	The quality of arousing interest; being attractive or something that attracts. The timeless attraction of a good tune.
cathode	A negatively charged electrode that is the source of electrons entering an electrical device.
cellulose	Paint or lacquer consisting principally of cellulose acetate or nitrate in solution.
chemically	Relating to or by means of alcohol or intoxicating drugs. A chemically dependent person.
compound	Composed of more than one partcompound flower heads. Soap is a compound substance.
demagnetize	Make nonmagnetic; take away the magnetic properties (of. Demagnetize the iron shavings.
electromagnet	A temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet.
electron	A stable subatomic particle with a charge of negative electricity, found in all atoms and acting as the primary carrier of electricity in solids.
fragmentation	Separating something into fine particles. The fragmentation of society into a collection of interest groups.
granulate	Form into grains. Wounds and ulcers can granulate.
hydrolyze	Undergo hydrolysis; decompose by reacting with water.
hydroxide	A compound of a metal with the hydroxide ion OH as in many alkalis or the group OH.
isotope	One of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons. Radioactive isotopes of caesium strontium and plutonium.
lithium	Lithium carbonate or another lithium salt used as a mood stabilizing drug.
magnet	Physics a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field. The beautiful stretch of white sand is a magnet for sun worshippers.
magnetize	Attract strongly, as if with a magnet. A compass is really a magnetized needle.
molecule	(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything.
mote	A tiny piece of anything. The tiniest mote of dust.
neutron	A subatomic particle of about the same mass as a proton but without an electric charge, present in all atomic nuclei except those of ordinary hydrogen.
nucleate	Form a nucleus. Nucleated cells.
nucleus	The center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail. The nucleus of a British film producing industry.
particle	Any of numerous subatomic constituents of the physical world that interact with each other including electrons neutrinos photons and alpha particles. He agrees without hearing the least particle of evidence.
physics	The branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy The subject matter of physics includes mechanics heat light and other radiation sound electricity magnetism and the structure of atoms. The physics of plasmas.
polarity	Having an indicated pole (as the distinction between positive and negative electric charges. He got the polarity of the battery reversed.
proton	A stable particle with positive charge equal to the negative charge of an electron.
salty	Angry or resentful, especially in response to a defeat or disappointment. Salty language.
speck	Produce specks in or on. The plane was just a speck in the sky.
superconductivity	The property of zero electrical resistance in some substances at very low absolute temperatures.
synthesize	Combine and form a synthesis. Vitamin D only synthesizes when sunlight is available.