superatom

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *úp

Proto-Indo-European *-er

Proto-Indo-European *upér

Proto-Italic *super

Latin super

Latin super-lbor.

English super-

Proto-Indo-European *né

Proto-Indo-European *n̥-

Proto-Hellenic *ə-

Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)

Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-né-

Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Hellenic *-ós

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Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ.

Ancient Greek -ός (-ós)

Ancient Greek *τομός (*tomós)

Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos)bor.

Latin atomuslbor.

Middle French athomebor.

Middle English attome

English atom

English superatom

From super- + atom.

Pronunciation

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Noun

superatom (plural superatoms)

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

Derived terms

• superatomic

Translations

a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms

• Catalan: superàtom m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 超原子 (ciu¹ jyun⁴ zi²)

  Mandarin: 超原子 (chāoyuánzǐ)

• French: superatome (fr) m
• German: Superatom n
• Italian: superatomo (it) m
• Japanese: 超原子 (ちょうげんし, chōgenshi)
• Portuguese: superátomo m
• Russian: сверхатом m (sverxatom)
• Spanish: superátomo m
• Turkish: süperatom m

See also

• supermolecule

Anagrams

• autosperm, mousetrap, trampouse

Polish

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /su.pɛˈra.tɔm/
• Rhymes: -atɔm
• Syllabification: su‧pe‧ra‧tom

Noun

superatom f

1. dative plural of superata