Atomic may refer to:
* Of or relating to the
atom
Every atom is composed of a nucleus and one or more electrons bound to the nucleus. The nucleus is made of one or more protons and a number of neutrons. Only the most common variety of hydrogen has no neutrons.
Every solid, liquid, gas ...
, the smallest particle of a chemical element that retains its chemical properties
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Atomic physics
Atomic physics is the field of physics that studies atoms as an isolated system of electrons and an atomic nucleus. Atomic physics typically refers to the study of atomic structure and the interaction between atoms. It is primarily concerned wit ...
, the study of the atom
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Atomic Age
The Atomic Age, also known as the Atomic Era, is the period of history following the detonation of the first nuclear weapon, The Gadget at the '' Trinity'' test in New Mexico, on July 16, 1945, during World War II. Although nuclear chain reac ...
, also known as the "Atomic Era"
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Atomic scale
Atomic spacing refers to the distance between the nuclei of atoms in a material. This space is extremely large compared to the size of the atomic nucleus, and is related to the chemical bonds which bind atoms together. In solid materials, the ato ...
, distances comparable to the dimensions of an atom
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Atom (order theory) In the mathematical field of order theory, an element ''a'' of a partially ordered set with least element 0 is an atom if 0 < ''a'' and there is no ''x'' such that 0 < ''x'' < ''a''.
Equivalently, one may define an atom to be an element that i ...
, in mathematics
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Atomic (cocktail), a champagne cocktail
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''Atomic'' (magazine), an Australian computing and technology magazine
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Atomic Skis
Atomic (officially Atomic Austria GmbH) is an Austrian company that manufactures and sells skis and other skiing equipment, such as boots, bindings, helmets, ski poles, goggles, bags, apparel and protective equipment.
Atomic is a subsidiary o ...
, an Austrian ski producer
Music
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Atomic (band), a Norwegian jazz quintet
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