vortex atom

noun

A hypothetical ring-shaped mass of elementary matter in continuous vortical motion, once regarded as the typical form and structure of the chemical atom.

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Meanings

nounvortex atom (plural vortex atoms)

plural vortex atoms

  1. historicalchemistryA hypothetical ring-shaped mass of elementary matter in continuous vortical motion, once regarded as the typical form and structure of the chemical atom.
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