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- [pahr-ti-kuh l]
- /ˈpɑr tɪ kəl/
- /ˈpɑː.tɪ.kl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [pahr-ti-kuh l]
- /ˈpɑr tɪ kəl/
Definitions of particle word
- noun particle a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit: a particle of dust; not a particle of supporting evidence. 1
- noun particle Physics. one of the extremely small constituents of matter, as an atom or nucleus. an elementary particle, quark, or gluon. a body in which the internal motion is negligible. 1
- noun particle a clause or article, as of a document. 1
- noun particle Grammar. (in some languages) one of the major form classes, or parts of speech, consisting of words that are neither nouns nor verbs, or of all uninflected words, or the like. such a word. a small word of functional or relational use, as an article, preposition, or conjunction, whether of a separate form class or not. 1
- noun particle Roman Catholic Church. a small piece of the Host given to each lay communicant in a Eucharistic service. 1
- noun particle physics: piece of matter 1
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Origin of particle
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
First recorded in 1350-1400; Middle English word from Latin word particula. See part, -i-, -cle1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Particle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
particle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
particle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for particle
noun particle
- acarid — any of the small arachnids of the order Acarina (or Acari), which includes the ticks and mites
- atom — An atom is the smallest amount of a substance that can take part in a chemical reaction.
- bead — Beads are small pieces of coloured glass, wood, or plastic with a hole through the middle. Beads are often put together on a piece of string or wire to make jewellery.
- bit — A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
- butt end — butt1 (defs 1, 2).
Top questions with particle
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