Atom and Scale

Atom

Atom noun - A very small piece.

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Scale and atom are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scale" instead a noun "Atom".

Nearby Words: atomize, atomic, atomistic, atomics, atomism

Scale noun - A device for measuring weight.

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Atom and scale are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Atom" instead a noun "Scale".

Nearby Words: scaled, scaling, scalable

individual	individual atom	individual scale
human	human atom	human scale
normal	normal atom	normal scale
current	current atom	current scale
Other adjectives: single, small, entire, big, new, smallest.

It's a single atom thick, and since the atom is carbon (atomic number 6, very low on the periodic table), it's thinner than you can get pretty much any substance without distributed electron orbitals to stiffen it, and it's essentially the strongest material known that operates on that scale.

Source: Sharpened to a Single Atom
The Moravician Bushdagger, perhaps the best dagger in the game, has its blade branch and the subsequent branches branching again, down to the smallest thaumaturgon (atom) scale.

Source: Video Game / Dungeons of Dredmor
Stick "Atomic Power" logos on everything, (as well as perhaps slide the scale a bit to the "cynical" side) and you've got Atom Punk.

Source: Raygun Gothic

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