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particle

/ˈpɑːtɪkəl/

/ˈpɑrtɪkəl/

particlenoun

particles

/ˈpɑːtɪkəl/

/ˈpɑrtɪkəl/

Translations

частица

The scientist studied the behavior of a particle in the accelerator.

Учёный изучал поведение частицы в ускорителе.

крупица

There wasn't a particle of truth in his statement.

В его заявлении не было ни крупицы правды.

Additional translations

элемент

доля

Definitions

A minute portion of matter.

The scientist examined the particle under the microscope.

A small fragment or quantity of something.

There wasn't a particle of truth in his story.

A subatomic constituent of matter, such as a proton, neutron, or electron.

Physicists study the behavior of particles in a collider.

A word or a part of a word that has a grammatical function but does not fit into the main parts of speech, such as 'up' in 'look up'.

In the sentence 'He gave up', 'up' is a particle.

Synonyms

particleadjective

/ˈpɑː.tɪ.kəl/

/ˈpɑr.t̬ɪ.kəl/

Used attributively before another noun, e.g., "particle physics", "particle accelerator".

Definitions

Relating to or involving particles, especially subatomic particles, used before another noun.

Particle physics investigates the fundamental constituents of matter.

Synonyms