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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How to use particle in a sentence?

1. Vanna Bonta:

   Which came first — the observer or the particle?

2. Carl Jung:

   In studying the history of the human mind one is impressed again and again by the fact that the growth of the mind is the widening of the range of consciousness, and that each step forward has been a most painful and laborious achievement. One could almost say that nothing is more hateful to man than to give up even a particle of his unconsciousness. Ask those who have tried to introduce a new idea!

3. Joshy Jacob:

   It just blows it up. It makes the virus particle fall apart.

4. Dante Lauretta:

   Among Bennus many surprises, the particle ejections sparked our curiosity, and weve spent the last several months investigating this mystery, this is a great opportunity to expand our knowledge of how asteroids behave.

5. Linsey Marr:

   That criteria is for a certain size particle that is really the hardest size to filter out, it's very likely that the virus is mostly in particles that are larger than that critical size, the test size.