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Definition of Particle

1. Noun. (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything.

2. Noun. A body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions.

3. Noun. A function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs.

Definition of Particle

1. n. A minute part or portion of matter; a morsel; a little bit; an atom; a jot; as, a particle of sand, of wood, of dust.

Definition of Particle

1. Noun. A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something. (defdate from 14th c.) ¹

2. Noun. (linguistics) A word that has a particular grammatical function but does not obviously belong to any particular part of speech, such as the word ''to'' in English infinitives or O as the vocative particle. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹

3. Noun. (physics) Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle. (defdate from 19th c.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Particle

1. a very small piece or part [n -S]

Medical Definition of Particle

1. A tiny mass of material. Origin: L. Particula, dim. Of pars = part This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Particle

participatory participatory democracies participatory democracy participatory economics participial participial adjective participial adjectives participialize participialized participializes

participializing participially participials participle participles particle (current term) particle accelerator particle accelerators particle beam particle board

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