atomic scale

collocation in English

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atomic
adjective[usually before noun]
uk
/əˈtɒm.ɪk/us
/əˈtɑː.mɪk/
relating ...
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scale
noun
uk
/skeɪl/us
/skeɪl/
a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level ...
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(Definition ofatomicandscalefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Moreover, if fully developed turbulence is reached, mixing occurs down to theatomicscale, and the effective gas density is reduced, hence reducing the fusion rate.
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These techniques we are informed, allow the researchers to probe microstructure at theatomicscale, allowing the determination of atom type, position and bonding between atoms.
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Atomicscalemovement of the voltage-sensing region in a potassium channel measured via spectroscopy.
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There are four substances in theatomicscaleof elements which attract a common club—the halogens.
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This makes possible magnetic imaging down to theatomicscale, for example, in antiferromagnetic system.
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It is an important effect in condensed matter physics, particularly in the study of mesoscopic devices, objects just above theatomicscale.
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It enables its users in research and high-tech industry to investigate materials at theatomicscale.
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Smooth surfaces, even those polished to a mirror finish, are not truly smooth on anatomicscale.
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Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, with long-range order onatomicscale.
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Subsequent utilization of the interatomic potentials within the classical multibody dynamics provide deterministic mechanical models of nano structures and systems at theatomicscale/resolution.
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On anatomicscale, magnesium and silicon are in octahedral and tetrahedral coordination with oxygen, respectively.
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Further, real materials are not continuous media; the local fields of real materials vary wildly on theatomicscale.
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Many interactions familiar at the macroscopic level, such as touch, friction or chemical bonding, are due to interactions between electric fields on theatomicscale.
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Materials science examines the structure of materials from theatomicscale, all the way up to the macro scale.
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Molecular electronics is a new technology which is still in its infancy, but also brings hope for trulyatomicscaleelectronic systems in the future.
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