particle

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin particula (“‘small part, particle’”), diminutive of pars (“‘part, piece’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈpɑːtɪkəl/
• (US) IPA: /ˈpɑːrtɪkəl/
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• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)tɪkəl

[edit] Noun

particle (plural particles)

1. A body with very small size; a fragment.
2. (physics) An elementary particle or subatomic particle.
3. (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.

[edit] Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:particle

[edit] Derived terms

• particle accelerator
• particle beam
• particle board
• particle physics

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