Mariposa, CA. Sponsored Topics. Mariposa (formerly Logtown) is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Mariposa County, California, United States. The population was 2,173 at the 2010 census, up from 1,373 at the 2000 census.
aÂ·tomÂ·ic. adj. 1. Of or relating to an atom or atoms. 2. Of or employing nuclear energy: an atomic submarine; atomic weapons. 3. Very small; infinitesimal. aÂ·tomâ²iÂ·calÂ·ly adv.
Atom, smallest unit into which matter can be divided without the release of electrically charged particles. It also is the smallest unit of matter that has the characteristic properties of a chemical element. As such, the atom is the basic building block of chemistry. Shell atomic model.