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Particle

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Noun

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

(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

2. particle, subatomic particle

a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions

3. particle

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Particle

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noun
1. 
an extremely small piece of matter; speck
2. 
a very tiny amount; iota
it doesn't make a particle of difference
3. 
a function word, esp (in certain languages) a word belonging to an uninflected class having suprasegmental or grammatical function
the Greek particles "mēn'" and "de" are used to express contrast
questions in Japanese are indicated by the particle "ka"
English "up" is sometimes regarded as an adverbial particle
4. 
a common affix, such as re-, un-, or -ness
5. physics
a body with finite mass that can be treated as having negligible size, and internal structure
6.  elementary particle
7. Roman Catholic Church
a small piece broken off from the Host at Mass
8. archaic
a section or clause of a document

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Particle

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noun
1. 
a. 
an extremely small piece; tiny fragment
a dust particle
b. 
the slightest trace; speck
not a particle of truth
2.  Archaic
a clause or article in a document
3.  Grammar
a. 
a short, usually uninflected and invariable part of speech used to express a syntactic or semantic relationship, as an article or any of certain prepositions, conjunctions, or interjections
b. 
a prefix or derivational suffix
4.  Physics
elementary particle
5.  Roman Catholic Church
a small piece of the consecrated Host or any of the small Hosts given to lay communicants

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Particle

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n.
1. A very small piece or part; a tiny portion or speck.
2. A very small or the smallest possible amount, trace, or degree: not a particle of doubt.
3. Physics
a. A body whose spatial extent and internal motion and structure, if any, are irrelevant in a specific problem.
b. An elementary particle.
c. A subatomic particle.
4. Linguistics
a. An uninflected item that has grammatical function but does not clearly belong to one of the major parts of speech, such as up in He looked up the word or to in English infinitives.
b. In some systems of grammatical analysis, any of various short function words, including articles, prepositions, and conjunctions.
5. Ecclesiastical A portion or fragment of the Eucharistic host.
6. Archaic A small part of something written, such as a clause of a document.

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