Link Centre Dictionary

subatomic

su·ba·to·mic

UK/ˌsʌbəˈtɒmɪk/ US/ˌsʌbəˈtɑːmɪk/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or relating to constituents of the atom or forces within the atom

  • “subatomic particles”
  • “harnessing subatomic energy”
2.

of dimensions smaller than atomic dimensions

Similar

Origin

From sub- + atomic.

Phrases

  • subatomic particle

Related words

Word family

Pertaining to

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.