(from the article `metallurgy`) In other atomization processes, centrifugal force is used. The metal can be poured onto a spinning disk that breaks up the stream, or a spinning rod ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/121
At`om·i·za'tion noun 1. The act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles; or the state of being so reduced. 2. (Medicine) The reduction of fluids into fine spray. Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/140