| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Of or pertaining to atoms.[Websters]
2. Extremely minute; tiny.[Websters] 3. Being nuclear or corpuscular. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb atomically.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (atomically) | 1. In an atomic manner; in accordance with the atomic philosophy.[Websters]. 2. In a nuclear or thermonuclear manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a molecular, corpuscular or subatomic manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a microscopic or microscopical manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In a wee, diminutive, lilliputian, fractional or pint-size manner.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ATOMICAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ATOMICAL
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Pertaining to atoms; consisting of atoms; extremely minute. The atomical philosophy, said to be broached by Moschus, before the Trojan war, and cultivated by Epicurus, teaches that atoms are endued with gravity and motion, by which all things were formed, without the aid of a supreme intelligent Being. The atomic theory, in chimistry, or the doctrine of definite proportions, teaches that all chimical combinations take place between the ultimate particles or atoms of bodies, and that these unite either atom with atom, or in proportions expressed by some simple multiple of the number of atoms. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
