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Meaning
Noun
●
A very small
piece
of
matter
, a
fragment
; especially, the
smallest
possible part of something.
●
In Physics:
Any of various physical
objects
making up
the
constituent
parts
of an
atom
; an
elementary particle
or
subatomic
particle
.
●
In Linguistics & Parts of speech:
A
part of speech
that has no
inherent
lexical definition
but must be associated with another
word
to
impart
meaning
,
o
ften a
grammatical category
:
for example
, the English
word
to in a
full infinitive
phrase
(to
eat
)
o
r O in a
vocative
phrase
(O Canada),
o
r as a
discourse marker
(mmm).
●
In Linguistics & Parts of speech:
A
part of speech
which cannot be inflected.
●
In Christianity:
In the Roman Catholic
church
, a
crumb
of
consecrated
bread
; also the
smaller
breads
used in the
communion
of the laity.
●
A little bit.
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Origin
particle
English
particule
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Photon
Atom
Molecule
Electron
Proton
Atoms
Substance
Boson
Neutrino
Particulate
Polymer
Nucleus
Cell
Droplet
Ion
Object
Neutron
Particulates
Material
Molecules
Electrons
Projectile
Surface
Ions
Compound
Mass
Muon
Solid
Metal
Solids
Fluid
Membrane
Positron
Specimen
Substrate
Neuron
Pore
Isotope
Liquid
Quantum
Droplets
Fraction
Crystal
Subatomic
Protein
Solute
Beam
Magnetic Field
Electron Neutrino
Harmonic Oscillator
Strange Quark
Quantum State
Higgs Boson
Dark Matter
Neutron Star
State Of Matter
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