superatom

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noun

A metamaterial, a cluster of atoms which acts like a single atom. It seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms.

OriginEnglish atom ← Middle English attome ← Middle French athome →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounsuperatom (plural superatoms)

plural superatoms

  1. chemistryA metamaterial, a cluster of atoms which acts like a single atom. It seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms.
  2. chemistryOne or more atoms of a basic structure that are replaced by amplificants in the amplification process of phane nomenclature

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Englishsuper-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*né
  8. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  10. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-
  12. Ancient Greekτέμνω (témnō)
  13. Ancient Greek*τομός (*tomós)
  14. Ancient Greekἄτομος (átomos)
  15. Latinatomu
  16. Middle Frenchathome
  17. Middle Englishattome
  18. Englishatom
  19. Englishsuperatom

From super- + atom.

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Translations

Catalan superàtom
  • superàtoma cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
Chinese Cantonese 超原子
  • 超原子 (ciu¹ jyun⁴ zi²)a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
Chinese Mandarin 超原子
  • 超原子 (chāoyuánzǐ)a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
French superatome
  • superatomea cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
German Superatom
  • Superatoma cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
Italian superatomo
  • superatomoa cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
Japanese 超原子
  • 超原子 (chōgenshi)a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
Portuguese superátomo
  • superátomoa cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
Russian сверхатом
  • сверхатом (sverxatom)a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
Spanish superátomo
  • superátomoa cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
Turkish süperatom
  • süperatoma cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

superatom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superatom

MLA

“superatom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superatom. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “superatom,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/superatom.

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