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SUBATOMIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of smaller than atomic dimensions
Classified under:
Similar:
little; small (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Of or relating to constituents of the atom or forces within the atom
Example:
harnessing subatomic energy
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
atom ((physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element)
Context examples:
Another idea is that the universe contains a previously unknown new subatomic particle that travels close to the speed of light.
(Measuring Growth of Universe Reveals a Mystery, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
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