subatomic
adjective/sʌbəˈtɑmɪk/
Frequency rank: #19,069 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
relating to particles or processes that are smaller than an atom.
Example sentence
Electrons and protons are examples of subatomic particles found inside atoms.
Synonyms & related words
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