Atomization refers to breaking bonds in some substance to obtain its constituent atoms in gas phase. By extension, it also means separating something into fine particles, for example: process of breaking bulk liquids into small droplets.
Atomization may also refer to:
Science and technology
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The making of an aerosol, which is a colloidal suspension of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in a gas
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An apparatus using an atomizer nozzle
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Sprays, , , , Mineral dust and smoke, which appear to be atomized
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A nebulizer, which is a device used to administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs
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An electronic cigarette atomiser is a component which employs a heating element to vaporize a flavored solution, that may or may not contain nicotine, for inhalation into the lungs
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The conversion of a vaporized sample into atomic components in atomic spectroscopy
Sociology
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Atomization is frequently used as a synonym for social alienation.
The arts
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Atomizer (album), a 1986 album by Big Black
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Atomizer (band), a British synthpop duo
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Atomised, a 1998 novel by Michel Houellebecq
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In fiction, the complete disintegration of a targeted object into the atoms which constitute it is accomplished by shooting it with a disintegrator ray
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The Atomizer, a fictional baseball bat melee weapon for the Scout class in the 2007 video game Team Fortress 2
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