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 The making of an aerosol, which is a colloidal suspension of fine solid particles or liquid droplets in a gas An apparatus using an atomizer nozzle Sprays, mists, fogs, clouds, dust clouds and smoke, which appear to be atomized A nebulizer, which is a device used to administer medication in the form of a mist inhaled into the lungs 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 The conversion of a vaporized sample into atomic components in atomic spectroscopy
Sociology Atomization is frequently used as a synonym for social alienation.
The arts Atomizer (album), a 1986 album by Big Black Atomizer (band), a British synthpop duo Atomised, a 1998 novel by Michel Houellebecq In fiction, the complete disintegration of a targeted object into the atoms which constitute it is accomplished by shooting it with a disintegrator ray The Atomizer, a fictional baseball bat melee weapon for the Scout class in the 2007 video game Team Fortress 2
Places Atomizer Geyser, a cone geyser in Yellowstone National Park.
See also Enthalpy of atomization Atom Spray bottle