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Subatomic - What does it mean?

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subatomic

English

Adjective

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  • (physics) Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc.
  • Relating to any length or mass that is smaller in scale than a the diameter of a hydrogen atom.
    • The electron microscope is able to resolve detail at the subatomic level.

    Related terms

    * atomic * subatomically * subatomic particle

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