particle
noun
a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit.
particles
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pluralof particle.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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As a result, when the collision occurs, the comparatively slower three-pronged gluon junction should be easier to stop and convert into new particles than the rapidly moving quarks.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
"Salt particles -- specifically sodium chloride and potassium chloride -- are most often used" as cloud-seeding agents, said Adnan Yarmohammed, one of the Emirati officials in charge of sharing his country's experience.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The techniques vary: either seeding rockets are burned to release a plume of particles, or the saline solution is sprayed directly into the cloud for greater precision.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
That connection could make the signals especially useful for investigating strongly correlated systems, where the behavior of the material emerges from interactions among many particles rather than from individual particles acting on their own.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
The tiny particles that seethe through space-time exert a gentle outward push, stretching the fabric of space-time imperceptibly.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
