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subatomic

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for subatomic.

Editorial note

He can change matter and energy at will; he can manipulate subatomic energy; he has numerous strange names.

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Quick take

Relating to something that is smaller in scale than the diameter of a hydrogen atom.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of subatomic gathered in one view.

adjective

Relating to something that is smaller in scale than the diameter of a hydrogen atom.

adjective

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for subatomic.

adjective

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

Example sentences

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He can change matter and energy at will; he can manipulate subatomic energy; he has numerous strange names.

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This has zero bearing on if pilot wave theory is an accurate description of subatomic physics.

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I think to postulate that there's a yet undiscovered subatomic elementary particle that gives rise to consciousness is hogwash.

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That is, atoms differ not only because of the 'different combinations of subatomic particles', but also because of the specific energy states involved.

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From the perspective of the RKV, the Earth will look like a cloud of fast-moving subatomic particles irradiating it with a power that substantially outshines the sun.

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As for the physical interpretations, he's right in that nothing that we know about physics rules out a Banach-Tarski-like behavior at the subatomic level.

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These are still different combinations of subatomic particles.

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Physicists have succeeded in confirming one of the theoretical aspects of quantum physics: Subatomic objects switch between particle and wave states when observed, while remaining in a dual state beforehand.

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Quantum tunneling can only happen over a very short range, on the order of the de Broglie wavelength for the particle, which will be a subatomic distance for interesting neutron energies.

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Imagine- the endless wave of subatomic matter broken down to nth degrees, base particles of energy broadcast via transteleportation from the very end of everything, directly to the very beginning of everything.

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All atoms seem to be made out of different combinations of subatomic particles, which are the very smallest things we have managed to measure, but which we only partially understand.

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This is especially true for theories that deal with extreme scales of space and/or time, such as cosmology, geology, paleontology, and (at the other extreme) anything that deals with subatomic particles.

Quote examples

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It seems to lead philosophers down a road of reductionism until they explode into a paroxysm of reductionism so complete that they won't even admit subatomic particles "exist".

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To make their career paths clear from birth, he named them after subatomic particles" I thought this idea of parents using one of their earliest parental acts to influence the destiny of a child to be a fascinating facet of human nature.

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"Chair", in particular, is an abstraction that explains a large amount of the variance in the behaviors of that particular lump of mass and energy while having exponentially fewer free parameters than modelling the complete physics and chemistry of the chair from the subatomic level upwards.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use subatomic in a sentence?

He can change matter and energy at will; he can manipulate subatomic energy; he has numerous strange names.

What does subatomic mean?

Relating to something that is smaller in scale than the diameter of a hydrogen atom.

What part of speech is subatomic?

subatomic is commonly used as adjective.