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English
Etymology
From atom + -ist.
Pronunciation
Noun
atomist (plural atomists)
- An adherent of atomism; one who believes matter is composed of elementary indivisible particles.
2002, Phillip Ball, The Elements: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, published 2004, page 9:What distinguished the atomists from their opponents was not the belief in tiny particles that make up matter, but the question of what separated them.
- An adherent of the atomic theory.
Translations
an adherent of atomic theory
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
Likely borrowed. Equivalent to atoom + -ist. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌaː.toːˈmɪst/
- Hyphenation: ato‧mist
- Rhymes: -ɪst
Noun
atomist m (plural atomisten)
- (chiefly historical) an atomist
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French atomiste.
Adjective
atomist m or n (feminine singular atomistă, masculine plural atomiști, feminine and neuter plural atomiste)
- atomistic
Declension