atomic particle

collocation in English

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atomic
adjective[usually before noun]
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/əˈtɒm.ɪk/us
/əˈtɑː.mɪk/
relating ...
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particle
noun
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/ˈpɑː.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈpɑːr.t̬ə.kəl/
a word or a part of a word that has a grammatical purpose but often has little or ...
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(Definition ofatomicandparticlefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He allowed that the material world, and the atomic particles of which it is thought to be composed, may exist independently of mind.
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He demonstrated that these showers had atomic particles such as mesons, which had a great penetrating power without losing considerably part of its energy.
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Atomic particles themselves were reproduced in visual design, in areas ranging from architecture to barkcloth patterns.
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And the only objects traveling with the speed required are atomic particles, yet whose spatial extensions are too small to allow a direct measurement of contraction.
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A gamma ray passes through matter until it undergoes an interaction with anatomicparticle, usually an electron.
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Atomic particles are speeded up by electric fields and used to bombard a target, and the resultant reactions between the accelerated particles and the atoms of the target are studied.
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The atomic particles produced by the fluctuations are subsequently electrically ionized to form a plasma.
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In the philosophy of science typical examples of unobservables are atomic particles, the force of gravity, causation and beliefs or desires.
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It is concerned with processes such as ionization and excitation by photons or collisions with atomic particles.
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Nuclear fusion occurs when multiple atomic particles join to form a heavier nucleus, such as through the energetic collision of two nuclei.
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When done with a narrow laser beam, a small amount of solid explodes into a plasma of ionized atomic particles.
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Ions, or charged atomic particles, can be confined and suspended in free space using electromagnetic fields.
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