Noun: atomisation ,a-tu-mu'zey-shun [N. Amer], ,a-tu-mI'zey-shun [Brit]
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: atomization)
Usage: Brit (N. Amer: atomization)
- Separating something into fine particles
"The atomisation of the fuel in the engine improved combustion efficiency";
- atomization, fragmentation
- Annihilation by reducing something to atoms
"The weapon's atomisation capabilities were frightening";
- atomization
Derived forms: atomisations
Type of: annihilation, division, obliteration
Encyclopedia: Atomisation