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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Atomization

· At·om·i·za·tion · IPA
01 n. The act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles; or the state of being so reduced.
  1. 1.
    The act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles; or the state of being so reduced.
  2. 2.
    The reduction of fluids into fine spray.(Med.)