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particle

noun

1 particle

nontechnical usage A tiny piece of anything.

synonyms: atom, corpuscle, molecule, mote, speck.

Roget 32: smallness etc. adj.; littleness etc. (small size) 193; tenuity; paucity; fewness etc. (small number) 103; meanness, ... show more

Roget 51: part, portion; dose; item, particular; aught, any; division, ward; subdivision, section; chapter, clause, count, ... show more

Roget 330: powderiness [State of powder.], pulverulence; sandiness etc. adj.; efflorescence; friability.    powder, dust, sand, shingle; sawdust; grit; ... show more

Dutch: splinter, stofdeeltje, vuiltje, partikel, deeltje
Polish: atom

2 particle

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

synonym: subatomic particle.

Dutch: deeltje, partikel

3 particle

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

Dutch: deeltje, partikel
Polish: partykuła


Moby thesaurus: K-meson, ace, adjectival, adjective, adverb, adverbial, adversative conjunction, atom, attributive, beta particle, bit, butt, chip, chunk, clip, clipping, collop, conjunction, conjunctive adverb, coordinating conjunction ... show more.

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