Found 2 items, similar to atomistic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: atomistic atomistic adj : divided into separate and often disparate elements [syn: atomistical] [ant: holistic]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Atomistic Atomistic \At`om*is"tic\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to atoms; relating to atomism. [R.] [1913 Webster] It is the object of the mechanical atomistic philosophy to confound synthesis with synartesis. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster] 2. divided into separate and often disparate elements; -- the opposite of holistic. Syn: atomistical. [WordNet 1.5]