superatom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

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Word forms

superatom superatoms

Etymology

From super- + atom.

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