dictionary.ptparticlenounfemininegeneral usecommon/pɐɾˈtikulɐ/par·tí·cu·laPortuguêsEnglishEspañolFrançaisDefinition1A minute portion of matter; a very small piece or part.Usage examples“A dust particle floated in the sunlight.”“Physicists study elementary particles.”SynonymsspeckfragmentgrainAntonymswholeaggregateCommon combinationselementary particlesubatomic particledust particle
A minute portion of matter; a very small piece or part.Usage examples“A dust particle floated in the sunlight.”“Physicists study elementary particles.”SynonymsspeckfragmentgrainAntonymswholeaggregateCommon combinationselementary particlesubatomic particledust particle