Definition of Particles. Meaning of Particles. Synonyms of Particles

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Particles. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Particles and, of course, Particles synonyms and on the right images related to the word Particles.

Definition of Particles

Particle
Particle Par"ti*cle, n. [L. particula, dim of pars, gen partis, a part: cf. F. particule. See Part, and cf. Parcel.] 1. A minute part or portion of matter; a morsel; a little bit; an atom; a jot; as, a particle of sand, of wood, of dust. The small size of atoms which unite To make the smallest particle of light. --Blackmore. 2. Any very small portion or part; the smallest portion; as, he has not a particle of patriotism or virtue. The houses had not given their commissioners authority in the least particle to recede. --Clarendon. 3. (R. C. Ch.) (a) A crumb or little piece of concecrated host. (b) The smaller hosts distributed in the communion of the laity. --Bp. Fitzpatrick. 4. (Gram.) A subordinate word that is never inflected (a preposition, conjunction, interjection); or a word that can not be used except in compositions; as, ward in backward, ly in lovely.

Meaning of Particles from wikipedia

- quantity, from subatomic particles like the electron, to microscopic particles like atoms and molecules, to macroscopic particles like powders and other...
- fundamental particles in the universe are classified in the Standard Model as fermions (matter particles) and bosons (force-carrying particles). There are...
- particle, which is not composed of other particles (for example, quarks; or electrons, muons, and tau particles, which are called leptons). Particle physics...
- In particle physics, an elementary particle or fundamental particle is a subatomic particle that is not composed of other particles. The Standard Model...
- teams, proposed the Higgs mechanism, a way for some particles to acquire m****. (All fundamental particles known at the time should be m****less at very high...
- between other particles, while one (the Higgs boson) contributes to the phenomenon of m****. Other bosons, such as mesons, are composite particles made up of...
- grains: particle models work across a huge scale. Unlike waves, particles do not exhibit interference. classical waves interfere. Particles follow trajectories...
- Alpha particles, also called alpha rays or alpha radiation, consist of two protons and two neutrons bound together into a particle identical to a helium-4...
- Like all elementary particles, electrons exhibit properties of both particles and waves: They can collide with other particles and can be diffracted...
- virtual particles are represented by internal lines. Virtual particles do not necessarily carry the same m**** as the corresponding ordinary particle, although...