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# atom

«atom» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **the smallest piece of a chemical element, far too small…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (an atom, atoms)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An atom is the smallest piece of a chemical element, far too small to see even with an ordinary microscope; everything around us is made of atoms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/atom/#m1)

2) An atom has a tiny centre called the nucleus, with even tinier electrons moving around it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/atom/#m2)

3) (figurative) «Not an atom of» means not even the tiniest bit: «not an atom of truth». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/atom/#m3)

4) To atoms means into tiny broken pieces, as when something is smashed to bits. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/atom/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science lessons atoms come in materials and chemistry: atoms join together to make molecules (two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom make a water molecule), and different kinds of atom are the elements on the periodic table, like carbon, oxygen and gold. Phrases: «atom bomb» (a nuclear bomb), «split the atom». Atoms are so small that millions would fit across the full stop at the end of this sentence.

### examples

- Everything is made of tiny atoms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/atom/#x1)
- A water molecule has two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/atom/#x2)
- Gold is made only of gold atoms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/atom/#x3)
- An atom is mostly empty space. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/atom/#x4)
- Scientists use special microscopes to see the shapes of atoms. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/atom/#x5)
- The word «atom» comes from a Greek word meaning «cannot be cut». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/atom/#x6)
- There wasn't an atom of doubt in her mind. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/atom/#x7)
- In a moment the witch had the bridge shivered to atoms, and then she hastened away to the palace. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/atom/#x8)

### note

Plural «atoms»; use «an atom» because it starts with a vowel sound. Adjective «atomic». Trap: the name means «uncuttable», but atoms can be split into smaller parts (protons, neutrons, electrons). An atom is not a cell: cells are in living things and are made of billions of atoms. Do not confuse atom and molecule: a molecule is two or more atoms joined.

### In the corpora

- [Atoms are not destroyed when ice melts or a smell spreads; the same atoms just move about and change partners.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/1-what-is-everything-made-of/3/)
- [Everything around us is made of tiny particles called atoms.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/1-what-is-everything-made-of/5/)
- [A single hair is hundreds of thousands of atoms wide.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/1-what-is-everything-made-of/6/)
- [Even one pencil dot holds more atoms than the number of people who have ever lived.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/1-what-is-everything-made-of/7/)
- [An atom is made of smaller parts: protons and neutrons in a tiny middle called the nucleus, and electrons around it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chemistry/1-what-is-everything-made-of/13/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «atom» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/atom/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.