Definition of particle. Meaning of particle. Synonyms of particle

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Definition of particle

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 particle from wikipedia

- in the physical sciences , a particle is a small localized object to which can be ascribed several physical properties such as volume
- in particle physics , an elementary particle or fundamental particle is a -particle not known to have any substructure thus it is not
- particle physics is a branch of physics that studies the nature of particles that are the constituents of what is usually referred to as
- in physics or chemistry , subatomic particles are the particles smaller than an atom there are two types of subatomic particles:
- a particle accelerator is a device that uses electromagnetic field s to propel charged particle s to high speeds and to contain them in
- in grammar , a particle is a function word that does not belong to any of the inflected grammatical word class es (such as noun s, pronoun
- mean_lifetime stable , decay_particle , color_charge , spin 1 , num_spin_states , parity−1 , g_parity , c_parity−1 , r_parity i(j p c )
- a point particle (ideal particle or point-like particle, often spelled pointlike particle) is an idealization of particle s heavily used
- in physics , a charged particle is a particle with an electric charge . it may be either a subatomic particle or an ion . particles, or
- the term particle system refers to a computer graphics technique that uses a large number of very small sprite s or other graphic objects