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SUBATOMIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of smaller than atomic dimensions

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

little; small (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or relating to constituents of the atom or forces within the atom

Example:

harnessing subatomic energy

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

atom ((physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element)

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 Context examples: 

Another idea is that the universe contains a previously unknown new subatomic particle that travels close to the speed of light.

(Measuring Growth of Universe Reveals a Mystery, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)