Atomic may refer to:
* Of or relating to the
atom
Atoms are the basic particles of the chemical elements. An atom consists of a atomic nucleus, nucleus of protons and generally neutrons, surrounded by an electromagnetically bound swarm of electrons. The chemical elements are distinguished fr ...
, 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, 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 mathematics
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Atomic (coffee machine), a 1950s stovetop coffee machine
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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, an Austrian ski producer
Music
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Atomic (band), a Norwegian jazz quintet
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''Atomic'' (Lit album), 2001
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''Atomic'' (Mogwai album), 2016
* ''Atomic'', an album by
Rockets, 1982
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''Atomic'' (EP), by , 2013
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"Atomic" (song), by Blondie, 1979
* "Atomic", a song by Tiger Army from ''
Tiger Army III: Ghost Tigers Rise''
See also
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Atom (disambiguation)
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Atomicity (database systems)
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Atomism
Atomism () is a natural philosophy proposing that the physical universe is composed of fundamental indivisible components known as atoms.
References to the concept of atomism and its Atom, atoms appeared in both Ancient Greek philosophy, ancien ...
, philosophy about the basic building blocks of reality
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Atomic City (disambiguation)
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Atomic formula, a formula without subformulas
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Atomic number
The atomic number or nuclear charge number (symbol ''Z'') of a chemical element is the charge number of its atomic nucleus. For ordinary nuclei composed of protons and neutrons, this is equal to the proton number (''n''p) or the number of pro ...
, the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom
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Atomic chess, a chess variant
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Atomic operation, in computer science
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Atomic TV, a channel launched in 1997 in Poland
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History of atomic theory
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Nuclear power
Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion reactions. Presently, the vast majority of electricity from nuclear power is produced by ...
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Nuclear weapon
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission or atomic bomb) or a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear weapon), producing a nuclear exp ...
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Nuclear (disambiguation)
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