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How to pronounce “atom”

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Pronunciation guide for atom

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of atom with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Suzie SheehyWe started to understand that the atom was
Definition summary: (chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. [from 16th c.]

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Suzie Sheehy

We started to understand that the atom was

[Noun]
(chemistry, physics) The smallest possible amount of matter which still retains its identity as a chemical element, now known to consist of a nucleus surrounded by electrons. [from 16th c.]
(history of science) A hypothetical particle posited by Greek philosophers as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter. [from 15th c.]
(now generally regarded figuratively) The smallest, indivisible constituent part or unit of something. [from 17th c.]
(philosophy) In logical atomism, a fundamental fact that cannot be further broken down.
(historical) The smallest medieval unit of time, equal to fifteen ninety-fourths of a second. [from 10th c.]
A mote of dust in a sunbeam. [from 16th c.]
A very small amount; a whit. [from 17th c.]
(programming, Lisp) An individual number or symbol, as opposed to a list; a scalar value. [from 20th c.]
(programming, Microsoft Windows) An integer representing a particular string.
(mathematics) A non-zero member of a partially ordered set that has only zero below it (assuming that the poset has a least element, its "zero"). [from 20th c.]
(mathematics, set theory) An element of a set that is not itself a set; an urelement. [from 20th c.]
(Canada, usually attributive) An age group division in hockey for nine- to eleven-year-olds.