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particle noun

  /ˈpɑɹtɪkəl/ , /ˈpɑːtɪk(ə)l/
  • A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something. [from 14th c.]
  • (physics) Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle. [from 19th c.]
  • (grammar) A part of speech that has no inherent lexical definition but must be associated with another word to impart meaning, often a grammatical category: for example, the English word to in a full infinitive phrase (to eat) or O in a vocative phrase (O Canada), or as a discourse marker (mmm).
 particule
particle accelerator
accélérateur de particules
particle physics
physique des particules, physique des hautes énergies
elementary particle
particule élémentaire
nobiliary particle
particule
alpha particle
particule alpha, particule α
virtual particle
particule virtuelle
particle board
aggloméré
wave-particle duality
dualité onde-corpuscule
beta particle
particule β
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