attom

English

Noun

attom (plural attoms)

  1. Obsolete form of atom.
    • 1648, John Wilkins, Mathematical Magick:
      And so by repeating of these Dissolvings and Distillings, there will be at length produced divers small Attoms […]

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Equivalent to att (“back”) +‎ om (“about”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²atːʊm/

Preposition

attom

  1. behind

References
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