adj. Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc.
adj. Relating to any length or mass that is smaller in scale than a the diameter of a hydrogen atom.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Of or pertaining to the relations of assumed particles or subdivisions of matter smaller than the atom: as, subatomic energy.
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adj. of smaller than atomic dimensions
adj. of or relating to constituents of the atom or forces within the atom
Word Usage
"The absurdity grows even more palpable among astrophysicists who avoid acknowledging the human-friendly pattern in subatomic and cosmic architecture found in the observable universe only by theorizing the existence of an infinite number of unobservable universes in which sovereign randomness has dictated other and more hostile architectures."