atomise
/'ætəmaiz/ Cách viết khác : (atomise) /'ætəmaiz/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To break up into very small particles or droplets: To reduce a substance into a fine spray, mist, or powder.
- To destroy or obliterate by breaking into tiny fragments, as with a bomb: To reduce a target to atoms or minute parts.
- To subject to the process of atomization: To convert into a state of separate atoms or fine particles.
Usage and Examples
- Verb:
- The fuel injector is designed to atomise gasoline for efficient combustion.
- The bomb was powerful enough to atomise the entire building.
- This device atomises the liquid medication so it can be inhaled.
Advanced Usage
- Scientific/Technical Context: Often used in physics, chemistry, engineering, and military contexts to describe the process of making something into a fine dispersion.
- The goal of the experiment was to atomise the metal using a high-energy laser.
- Figurative Use: Can be used metaphorically to describe complete disintegration or analysis into fundamental parts.
- The critic's essay sought to atomise the complex themes of the novel.
Variants and Related Words
- Atomization (noun): The process or result of atomising something.
- The atomization of the fuel is crucial for engine performance.
- Atomiser/Atomizer (noun): A device used for atomising a liquid, such as a perfume spray.
- She used an atomiser to apply the scent.
Synonyms
- Pulverize: To reduce to fine particles.
- Vaporize: To convert into vapor.
- Disintegrate: To break into small parts.
- Spray: To disperse as fine particles.
Phrasal Verbs
(This word is typically not used in phrasal verb constructions.)
Related Idioms
(There are no common idioms specifically using the word 'atomise'.)
Verb
- break up into small particles
- the fine powder had been atomized by air
- strike at with firepower or bombs
- zap the enemy
- spray very finely
- atomize perfume