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atom

noun/ˈætəm/ (AT-uhm)Level B1
atom meaning picture: A science teacher in an Indian classroom holding a ball-and-stick model of a molecule while students watch closely
Picture meaning of “atom” — The smallest basic unit of any substance; also a very tiny amount of something.

The smallest basic unit of any substance; also a very tiny amount of something.

Everything around us is made of atoms, far too small to see. In everyday speech, 'not an atom of' means 'not even a tiny bit of'.

atom meaning in Hindi

परमाणु: किसी भी पदार्थ की सबसे छोटी मूल इकाई; किसी चीज़ की बहुत ही थोड़ी मात्रा भी।

हमारे आसपास सब कुछ परमाणुओं से बना है, जो देखने के लिए बहुत छोटे हैं। बोलचाल में 'not an atom of' का अर्थ है 'ज़रा सा भी नहीं'।

Examples

  1. Our science teacher explained that even the air we breathe is made of atoms.हमारे विज्ञान शिक्षक ने समझाया कि हम जो हवा साँस में लेते हैं, वह भी परमाणुओं से बनी है।
  2. There is not an atom of truth in the rumours spread on social media.सोशल मीडिया पर फैली अफ़वाहों में रत्ती भर भी सच्चाई नहीं है।

Synonyms & antonyms

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Memory trick

An ATOM is so tiny that no human eye can ever see it.

💡 Did you know?

A single drop of water contains billions of trillions of atoms.

Word origin

From Greek atomos, 'uncuttable, indivisible' (a- 'not' + temnein 'to cut'), via Latin atomus 'smallest particle' and French. Atoms got the name because they were long thought to be the smallest bits of matter, impossible to cut.

Other meanings

noun The smallest particle of an element that can take part in a chemical reaction.

atom meaning in other languages

Hindi · हिन्दीपरमाणु: किसी भी पदार्थ की सबसे छोटी मूल इकाई; किसी चीज़ की बहुत ही थोड़ी मात्रा भी।
Arabic · العربيةذرّة: أصغر وحدة أساسية في أي مادة؛ وأيضًا مقدار ضئيل جدًا من شيء.
French · FrançaisAtome : plus petite unité de base de toute matière ; aussi une infime quantité de quelque chose.
Indonesian · Bahasa IndonesiaAtom: satuan dasar terkecil dari zat apa pun; juga jumlah yang sangat sedikit.
Chinese · 中文原子:任何物质最小的基本单位;也指极少量。

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