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superatom

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A metamaterial, a cluster of atoms which acts like a single atom. It seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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noun

Meaning 2

One or more atoms of a basic structure that are replaced by amplificants in the amplification process of phane nomenclature

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

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History

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 *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek *τομός (*tomós) Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos)bor. Latin atomusbor. Middle French athomebor. Middle English attome English atom English superatom From super- + atom.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: superàtom — a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
  • Chinese Cantonese: 超原子 (ciu1 jyun4 zi2) — a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
  • Chinese Mandarin: 超原子 (chāoyuánzǐ) — a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
  • French: superatome — a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
  • German: Superatom — a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
  • Italian: superatomo — a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
  • Japanese: 超原子 (chōgenshi) — a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
  • Portuguese: superátomo — a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
  • Russian: сверхатом (sverxatom) — a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
  • Spanish: superátomo — a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms
  • Turkish: süperatom — a cluster of atoms which seems to exhibit some of the properties of elemental atoms