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particle
(pahr´tĭ-kәl) an extremely small mass of material. alpha particles a type of emission produced by the disintegration of a radioactive substance. The atoms of radioactive elements such as uranium and radium are very unstable, continuously breaking apart with explosive violence a... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
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• (n.) 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. • (n.) The smaller hosts distributed in the communion of the laity. • (n.) A subordinate word that is never inflected (a preposition, conjunction, interjection)... Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/particle/
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(from the article `separation and purification`) Up to this point, only separations at the molecular level have been discussed. Separations of particles are also important in both industry and ... Particles such as viruses, colloids, bacteria, and small fragments of silica and alumina may be separat... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/23
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(from the article `Polynesian languages`) ...in French Polynesia; and Hawaiian, with only a few remaining native speakers but formerly spoken by perhaps 100,000 persons. Samoan is the ... Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/23
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(L. particula, dim. of pars part) a tiny mass of material. Found op http://users.ugent.be/~rvdstich/eugloss/DIC/dictio64.html
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particle 1. A very small piece of something; such as, airborne particles. 2. A very small amount of something: 'There wasn't a particle of truth in anything the politician said.' 3. A minute body that is considered to have finite mass but negligible size. 4. Any one of the basic units of matter; ... Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1580/3
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A small piece of matter. An elementary particle is a fundamental constituent of matter. Quarks and leptons now appear to be the only elementary particles but the term is often used in referring to any of the subnuclear particles.
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[ecology] 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. Some can enter the atmosphere through wave action where they ca... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_(ecology)
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[band] 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. Guitarist Charlie Hitc... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_(band)
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[disambiguation] A particle is, generally, a small localized object to which can be ascribed physical properties. It may also refer to: In chemistry: In physics: In applied mathematics: In other contexts: == See also == ... Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_(disambiguation)
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particle
- (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
- a function word having different uses in different languages
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Particle
A small piece of matter. An elementary particle is a fundamental constituent of matter. Quarks and leptons now appear to be the only elementary particles but the term is often used in referring to any of the subnuclear particles. Found op http://www-bdnew.fnal.gov/operations/accgloss/gloss.html#A
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particle
very small portion of matter or energy Found op http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/display?openform&ievref=111-14-01
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