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atomicity [at-uh-mis-i-tee] ExamplesWord Origin noun Chemistry.
- the number of atoms in a molecule of a gas.
- valence.
Origin of atomicity First recorded in 1860–65; atomic + -ity Examples from the Web for atomicity Historical Examples of atomicity
Now what is Dr. Larmor’s opinion as to the atomicity of electricity?
William George Hooper
So that the most recent researches into electricity confirm and establish the atomicity of the Aether.
William George Hooper
Again, Dr. Larmor, in the same work, states that “the atomicity of electricity is coming within the scope of direct experiment.”
William George Hooper
Apart, however, from the atomicity of the Aether, it is exceedingly difficult to understand how such a property can belong to it.
William George Hooper
The harmonizing of the two theories, therefore, seems to rest upon the atomicity or non-atomicity of the Aether.
William George Hooper
British Dictionary definitions for atomicity atomicity noun
- the state of being made up of atoms
- the number of atoms in the molecules of an element
- a less common name for valency