as in tiny
very small in size
made atomic adjustments to the clock's mechanism to keep it from whirring as it ran
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Recent Examples of atomic
With an eye to future conflicts on an atomic battlefield, the Cold War-era US Defense Department clearly drew at least some inspiration from Starship Troopers.
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Jared Keller, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
By simulating chemical reactions at the atomic level using quantum computers, researchers could design more efficient, lighter, longer-lasting batteries that increase the range of EVs and speed up charging processes.
—Yuval Boger, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The war ended with Tokyo's surrender on September 2, 1945, following two U.S. atomic bombings in Japan.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The move came in response to a censure by the International Atomic Energy Agency for failing to cooperate fully with atomic inspectors.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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Jared Keller, WIRED, 29 Nov. 2024
By simulating chemical reactions at the atomic level using quantum computers, researchers could design more efficient, lighter, longer-lasting batteries that increase the range of EVs and speed up charging processes.
—Yuval Boger, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
The war ended with Tokyo's surrender on September 2, 1945, following two U.S. atomic bombings in Japan.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
The move came in response to a censure by the International Atomic Energy Agency for failing to cooperate fully with atomic inspectors.
—Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
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The rock, ringed with black and marked by distinctive white veins and dozens of tiny bright spots, was discovered as Perseverance explored a quarter-mile-wide valley called Neretva Vallis.Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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In this apartment remodel, Project AZ knocked down a wall that once created a very tiny kitchen.Rachel Davies, Architectural Digest, 17 Dec. 2024
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So from the first bottling, which was only a minuscule amount that was made in 2018, with 2019 skipped and no wine for Cliff Lede being made for 2020 due to smoke issues from fires to 2022, a lot has changed in the lives of the Lede family.Cathrine Todd, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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The flower-petal design offers two main advantages over spheres, which are typically either coated with medication or carry it in a minuscule internal reservoir.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2024
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The monsters are tall and impressively athletic-looking, with devil ears and animatronic snouts that snap like miniature crocodile jaws.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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His miniature self walks to the last room on the right, which is almost entirely empty.Barry Levitt, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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Joining preservationists at Williamsburg, chemists at the paint company performed microscopic analysis on pinhead-sized samples to determine how various colors evolved over time, ultimately identifying 144 separate hues, all original to Colonial Williamsburg.Cornelia Powers, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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The results, published in the journal Scientific Reports, offer a detailed look at 30 unique coffee combinations on microscopic and chemical levels.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Atomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atomic. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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