Meaning & use
Atomization
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The process of breaking a substance into extremely fine particles or droplets, or, figuratively, the fragmentation of something into isolated, disconnected units.
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Atomization of the fuel allows it to burn more efficiently in the engine.
Sociologists have written about the atomization of modern communities as people grow more isolated.
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Beyond its technical use in physics and engineering, 'atomization' is frequently used metaphorically in sociology to describe the breakdown of communities into isolated individuals.
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