atomism
English
noun
Definitions
- (philosophy) The ancient Greek theory that all matter is composed of very small indestructible and indivisible particles.
- (philosophy) The doctrine that society arises from individuals and that larger structures are unimportant.
Etymology
Suffix from English atom.
Origin
English
atom
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- adatom English
- antiatom English
- atom English
- atomic English
- atomist English
- atomistic English
- atomization English
- atomize English
- atomless English
- atomlike English
- atomology English
- atompunk English
- atomweight English
- heteroatom English
- interatom English
- metaatom English
- multiatom English
- pseudoatom English
- spiroatom English
- subatom English
- superatom English
- atom Hungarian
- atome French
- τέμνω Ancient Greek
- ἄτομος Ancient Greek
- アトム Japanese
- attome Middle English
- atome Old French
- อะตอม Thai
- atom Malay
- အက်တမ် Burmese
- atomi Swahili
- អាតូម Central Khmer