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particle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | subatomic particle |
| Type of | body |
| Has types | beta particle, boson, alpha particle, ion, magnetic monopole, micelle, prion, scintilla, superstring, thermion, virino, virion, deuteron, elementary particle, fermion, fundamental particle |
particle::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | closed-class word, function word |
Examples of particle
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Testing for particle size and HDL activity is just getting ready for prime time.
From the suntimes.com
The winner got a free lunch and the chance to name the particle for publication.
From the sciencedaily.com
It also works for a particle that behaves like an electron with positive charge.
From the newscientist.com
These insects should be developing space travel and building particle colliders.
From the newscientist.com
A flying sheet of particle board 6 feet long spun through Federici's windshield.
From the thenewstribune.com
Physicists have their particle accelerators and biologists their cultured cells.
From the economist.com
Cheaper, too, than building a particle accelerator the size of the solar system.
From the economist.com
As it happens, federal standards for fine-particle concentrations already exist.
From the economist.com
The Check Before You Burn program is designed to reduce fine-particle pollution.
From the sacbee.com
- Atom: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- A body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
- A function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs
- Particle is an American jam band formed in Los Angeles in 2000. The original members were Dave Simmons (guitar), Steve Molitz (keyboard), Eric Gould (bass), and Darren Pujalet (drums). Simmons died shortly after the formation of the band due to a sudden illness. ...
- In marine and freshwater ecology, a particle is a small object. Particles can remain in suspension in the ocean or freshwater, however they eventually settle (rate determined by Stokes' law) and accumulate as sediment. ...
- In grammar, a particle is a function word that does not belong to any of the inflected grammatical word classes (such as nouns, pronouns, verbs, or articles). It is a catch-all term for a heterogeneous set of words and terms that lack a precise lexical definition. ...
- In particle physics, an elementary particle or fundamental particle is a not known to have substructure; that is, it is not known to be made up of smaller particles. ...
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- (particles) Generally, discrete solids suspended in water or wastewater, which can vary widely in size, shape, density, and charge. Colloidal and dispersed particles are artificially agglomerated by processes of coagulation and flocculation.
