# atomy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈætəmi/

## Definitions
1. A tiny particle; an atom, a mote, a speck.
2. A tiny particle; an atom, a mote, a speck.
3. A tiny particle; an atom, a mote, a speck.
4. A very small being; a mite.

## Etymology
A variant of atomi, the plural of atomus (“hypothetical particle posited as an ultimate and indivisible component of matter; mote of dust in a sunbeam”) treated as a singular form. Atomus is derived from Latin atomus, from Ancient Greek ἄτομος (átomos, “indivisible”, adjective), from ᾰ̓- (ă-, prefix forming terms having an opposite sense) + τομ- (tom-) (stem of τέμνω (témnō, “to cut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- (“to cut”)) + -ος (-os, suffix forming nouns of action or result). Doublet of atom.

## Source
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