Atomic may refer to:
* Of or relating to the
atom
Every atom is composed of a nucleus and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus. The nucleus is made of one or more protons and a number of neutrons. Only the most common variety of hydrogen has no neutrons.
Every solid, liquid, gas, and ...
, the smallest particle of a chemical element that retains its chemical properties
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Atomic physics
Atomic physics is the field of physics that studies atoms as an isolated system of electrons and an atomic nucleus. Atomic physics typically refers to the study of atomic structure and the interaction between atoms. It is primarily concerned wit ...
, the study of the atom
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Atomic Age, also known as the "Atomic Era"
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Atomic scale
Atomic spacing refers to the distance between the nuclei of atoms in a material. This space is extremely large compared to the size of the atomic nucleus, and is related to the chemical bonds which bind atoms together. In solid materials, the ato ...
, distances comparable to the dimensions of an atom
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Atom (order theory) In the mathematical field of order theory, an element ''a'' of a partially ordered set with least element 0 is an atom if 0 < ''a'' and there is no ''x'' such that 0 < ''x'' < ''a''.
Equivalently, one may define an atom to be an element that is < ...
, in mathematics
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Atomic (cocktail)
The Atomic cocktail is a champagne cocktail that was popularized by the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce and local casinos in the 1950s. During this period, Las Vegas was sometimes called the "Atomic City".
The name has been used generically to r ...
, a champagne cocktail
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''Atomic'' (magazine), an Australian computing and technology magazine
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Atomic Skis
Atomic (officially Atomic Austria GmbH) is an Austrian company that manufactures and sells skis and other skiing equipment, such as boots, bindings, helmets, ski poles, goggles, bags, apparel and protective equipment.
Atomic is a subsidiary of ...
, an Austrian ski producer
Music
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Atomic (band)
Atomic is a Norwegian/Swedish jazz band formed in 1999, composed of musicians from the top stratum of the European jazz circuit. Atomic has been billed as one of the most respected "new" constellations in jazz. In 2014, original drummer Paal Nilss ...
, a Norwegian jazz quintet
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''Atomic'' (Lit album), 2001
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''Atomic'' (Mogwai album), 2016
* ''Atomic'', an album by
Rockets, 1982
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''Atomic'' (EP), by , 2013
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"Atomic" (song), by Blondie, 1979
* "Atomic", a song by Tiger Army from ''
Tiger Army III: Ghost Tigers Rise''
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Atom (disambiguation)
An atom is a basic unit of matter consisting of a nucleus within a cloud of one or more electrons.
Atom(s) may also refer to:
Mathematics
* Atom (time), a medieval unit of time
* Atom (measure theory), a minimal measurable set
* Atom (order theo ...
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Atomicity (database systems)
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Nuclear (disambiguation)
Nuclear may refer to:
Physics
Relating to the nucleus of the atom:
* Nuclear engineering
*Nuclear physics
*Nuclear power
*Nuclear reactor
*Nuclear weapon
*Nuclear medicine
*Radiation therapy
*Nuclear warfare
Mathematics
*Nuclear space
*Nuclear ...
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Atomism
Atomism (from Greek , ''atomon'', i.e. "uncuttable, indivisible") is a natural philosophy proposing that the physical universe is composed of fundamental indivisible components known as atoms.
References to the concept of atomism and its atoms ...
, philosophy about the basic building blocks of reality
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Atomic City (disambiguation) Atomic City may refer to:
Places
*Atomic City, Idaho, a city in Bingham County, Idaho
*Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a city in Anderson and Roane Counties, Tennessee
*A nickname for Las Vegas earned in the 1950s when it was the site of above-ground nuclear ...
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Atomic formula, a formula without subformulas
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Atomic number
The atomic number or nuclear charge number (symbol ''Z'') of a chemical element is the charge number of an atomic nucleus. For ordinary nuclei, this is equal to the proton number (''n''p) or the number of protons found in the nucleus of every ...
, the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom
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Atomic chess
Atomic chess is a chess variant. Standard rules of chess apply, but all captures result in an "explosion" through which all surrounding white and black pieces other than pawns are removed from play. Some variations additionally remove rules concer ...
, a chess variant
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Atomic coffee machine
Coffee machines sold under the trademark "Atomic coffee machine" existed both as stove-top device, and electrical versions.
The trademark was applied unrelated to their function or design by four different manufacturers in Italy (Brevetti Rob ...
, a 1950s stovetop coffee machine
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Atomic operation, in computer science
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Atomic TV
Atomic TV (stylized as Atomic. and simply known as Atomic) is a Romanian television network launched on 20 November 2021 as an online livestreaming channel, and on 23 November 2021 as a television channel. The channel primarily airs music made in ...
, a channel launched in 1997 in Poland
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Nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion reactions. Presently, the vast majority of electricity from nuclear power is produced b ...
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Nuclear weapon
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions ( thermonuclear bomb), producing a nuclear explosion. Both bom ...
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