atomistic

English

Etymology

From atom +‎ -istic.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌætəˈmɪstɪk/

Adjective

atomistic (comparative more atomistic, superlative most atomistic)

1. Of or pertaining to atoms or to atomism.
   • 1809, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Friend:

     It is the object of the mechanical atomistic philosophy to confound synthesis with synartesis, or rather with mere juxtaposition of corpuscles separated by invisible interspaces.

2. Divided into separate elements; not holistic.

   Antonym: holistic

3. (economics) Of a market: divided such that no single actor can noticeably affect market-wide values such as the price; competitive.

Derived terms

• atomistically
• nonatomistic

Translations

of or pertaining to atoms or to atomism

Catalan: atomístic Chinese: Mandarin: 原子論的 / 原子论的 Japanese: 原子説の (げんしせつの, genshisetsuno) Polish: atomistyczny (pl)

not holistic

Chinese: Mandarin: 原子的 Finnish: atomistinen (fi) Japanese: 原子の Swedish: atomistisk

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German atomistisch.

Adjective

atomistic m or n (feminine singular atomistică, masculine plural atomistici, feminine/neuter plural atomistice)

1. atomistic

Declension

Declension of atomistic

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	atomistic		atomistică		atomistici	atomistice
	definite	atomisticul		atomistica		atomisticii	atomisticele
genitive- dative	indefinite	atomistic		atomistice		atomistici	atomistice
	definite	atomisticului		atomisticei		atomisticilor	atomisticelor

References

• atomistic in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN