atomic UK /əˈtɒm.ɪk/US /əˈtɑː.mɪk/adjective 9noun 1forms 1phrases 1 adjective9 •Of or relating to atoms; composed of atoms; monatomic.A stream of atomic hydrogen is emitted. •Employing or relating to nuclear energy or processes.atomic energy; atomic bombsSome nutjob once built a small atomic pile in his back yard. •Unable to be split or made any smaller.A bit is an atomic item of data. •Containing a single change, as opposed to involving numerous unrelated changes. •Lacking logical operators; unable to be made simpler in logical form. •Guaranteed to complete either fully or not at all while waiting in a pause, and running synchronously when called by multiple asynchronous threads.In order to avoid race conditions, this operation has to be atomic.Whenever possible, use atomic types instead of mutexes. •Infinitesimally small.The hairs on a dust mite are almost atomic. •(informal) Very strong and overpowering. •Such that for every element b>0 there exists an atom a such that b≥a>0. noun1 •An atomic operation. formsatomics Phrases with atomic atomic cocktailA drinkable liquid containing a radioactive substance, used either as a diagnostic aid or as a treatment, especially for cancer of the thyroid.
