Synonyms for particle
ˈpɑr tɪ kəlpar·ti·cle

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1. particle

   A particle is a very small part of any material substance; as, a particle of sand or of dust; it is a general term, not accurately determinate in meaning. Atom (Greek a- privative, not, and temno, cut) etymologically signifies that which can not be cut or divided, and is the smallest conceivable particle of matter, regarded as absolutely homogeneous and as having but one set of properties; atoms are the ultimate particles of matter. A molecule is made up of atoms, and is regarded as separable into its constituent parts; as used by physicists, a molecule is the smallest conceivable part which retains all the characteristics of the substance; thus, a molecule of water is made up of two atoms of hydrogen and one atom of oxygen. Element in chemistry denotes, without reference to quantity, a substance regarded as simple, i. e., one incapable of being resolved by any known process into simpler substances; the element gold may be represented by an ingot or by a particle of gold-dust. In popular language, an element is any essential constituent; the ancients believed that the universe was made up of the four elements, earth, air, fire, and water; a storm is spoken of as a manifestation of the fury of the elements. We speak of corpuscles of blood. Compare PART.

   Synonyms:
   atom, corpuscle, element, grain, iota, jot, mite, molecule, scintilla, scrap, shred, tittle, whit

   Antonyms:
   aggregate, entirety, mass, quantity, sum, sum total, total, whole

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1. particle

   Synonyms:
   bit, grain, jot, mite, tittle, atom

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1. atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, specknoun

   (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

   Synonyms:
   mote, jot, soupcon, touch, tinge, blood corpuscle, molecule, corpuscle, blood cell, speck, hint, pinch, atom, mite, pinpoint, subatomic particle

2. particle, subatomic particlenoun

   a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions

   Synonyms:
   mote, atom, molecule, subatomic particle, corpuscle, speck

3. particlenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   mote, atom, molecule, subatomic particle, corpuscle, speck

Matched Categories

1. • Body
   • Function Word
   • Material

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1. particlenoun

   Synonyms:
   bit, ATOM, MOLECULE, corpuscle, mote, jot, iota, tittle, whit, grain, scrap, mite, scintilla, ace

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1. particlenoun

   Synonyms:
   bit, atom, molecule, monad

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1. List of paraphrases for "particle":

   particulate, particles, particulates, pm, parcel, particleboard

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1. Leo Tolstoy:

   Love is life. All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love. Everything is, everything exists, only because I love. Everything is united by it alone. Love is God, and to die means that I, a particle of love, shall return to the general and eternal source.

2. Asier Marzo:

   What we have here is what we call an acoustic hologram - or what we have called an acoustic hologram because I think it's the first time it has been used, a traditional hologram it's made of light and you have flat surfaces. Nonetheless it creates a 3D light field. If you remember Star Wars you can see the robot R2D2 and it's broadcasting a 3D spaceship, even from a flat surface. So this is exactly the same; we have a flat surface and we are creating a 3D acoustic field that can surround the particle.

3. Dave Hnida:

   The reason for that is you do wind up getting more filtration of viral particles. It becomes more of an obstacle course for the viral particle to make its way from the air into your nose and throat and then into your lungs.

4. Shah Asad Rizvi:

   Dance is that delicacy of life radiating every particle of our existence with happiness

5. Richard Lampitt:

   Particle size is only mentioned in passing... and yet this has a massive effect on the data presented and the conclusions reached.