Meanings
nounatomsite (countable and uncountable, plural atomsites)
plural atomsites
- countableuncountablechemistryCollectively, melt glasses caused by atomic, nuclear, thermonuclear explosions
- countableuncountableSynonym of trinitite. (Melt glasses caused by the Trinity test atomic bomb explosion in Alamagordo , New Mexico, USA; the first atomic explosion in history.)
Synonyms: Trinity glass, Alamogordo glass, trinitite
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of trinitite. (Melt glasses caused by the Trinity test atomic bomb explosion in Alamagordo , New Mexico, USA; the first atomic explosion in history.)
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glassmelt glass
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Origin
From atom + -s- + -ite. From atom bomb.
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APA
atomsite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atomsite
MLA
“atomsite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atomsite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atomsite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atomsite.
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