Atomization refers to breaking bonds in some substance to obtain its constituent atoms in gas phase. By extension, it also means separating something into fine particles, for example: process of breaking bulk liquids into small droplets.
Atomization may also refer to:
Science and technology
* The making of an
aerosol
An aerosol is a suspension (chemistry), suspension of fine solid particles or liquid Drop (liquid), droplets in air or another gas. Aerosols can be natural or Human impact on the environment, anthropogenic. Examples of natural aerosols are fog o ...
, which is a colloidal suspension of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in a gas
* An apparatus using an
atomizer nozzle
*
Spray
Spray or spraying commonly refer to:
* Spray (liquid drop)
** Aerosol spray
** Blood spray
** Hair spray
** Nasal spray
** Pepper spray
** PAVA spray
** Road spray or tire spray, road debris kicked up from a vehicle tire
** Sea spray, refers to ...
s,
mist
Mist is a phenomenon caused by small droplets of water suspended in the cold air, usually by condensation. Physically, it is an example of a dispersion. It is most commonly seen where water vapor in warm, moist air meets sudden cooling, such a ...
s,
fog
Fog is a visible aerosol consisting of tiny water droplets or ice crystals suspended in the air at or near the Earth's surface. Reprint from Fog can be considered a type of low-lying cloud usually resembling stratus, and is heavily influ ...
s,
clouds,
dust clouds and
smoke, which appear to be atomized
* A
nebulizer, which is a device used to administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs
* An electronic cigarette
atomizer is a component which employs a heating element to vaporize a flavored solution, that may or may not contain nicotine, for inhalation into the lungs
* The conversion of a vaporized sample into atomic components in
atomic spectroscopy
Atomic spectroscopy is the study of the electromagnetic radiation absorbed and emitted by atoms. Since unique elements have characteristic (signature) spectra, atomic spectroscopy, specifically the electromagnetic spectrum or mass spectrum, is appl ...
Sociology
* Atomization is frequently used as a synonym for
social alienation
Social alienation is a person's feeling of disconnection from a group whether friends, family, or wider society to which the individual has an affinity. Such alienation has been described as "a condition in social relationships reflected by (1) ...
.
The arts
*
''Atomizer'' (album), a 1986 album by Big Black
*
Atomizer (band)
Nag Nag Nag was an influential London club night at Simon Hobart's Ghetto nightclub. Founded by DJ, promoter and musician Jonny Slut in 2002, it ran for six years. The night is commonly associated with the ambisexual post-electroclash scene.
His ...
, a British synthpop duo
* In fiction, the complete disintegration of a targeted object into the atoms which constitute it is accomplished by shooting it with a
disintegrator ray
Places
*
Atomizer Geyser
Atomizer Geyser is a cone geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin (Old Faithful area) of Yellowstone National Park in the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is ...
, a cone geyser in Yellowstone National Park.
See also
*
Enthalpy of atomization
*
Atom
*
Spray bottle
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