Definition of particle

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Particle (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..

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Solid :: Solid (a.) Impenetrable; resisting or excluding any other material particle or atom from any given portion of space; -- applied to the supposed ultimate particles of matter.
Basalt :: Basalt (n.) A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic iron, and also bottle-green particles of olivine frequently disseminated..
Hailstone :: Hailstone (n.) A single particle of ice falling from a cloud; a frozen raindrop; a pellet of hail.
Intussusception :: Intussusception (n.) The interposition of new particles of formative material among those already existing, as in a cell wall, or in a starch grain..
Hoarfrost :: Hoarfrost (n.) The white particles formed by the congelation of dew; white frost.
Atom :: Atom (n.) The smallest particle of matter that can enter into combination; one of the elementary constituents of a molecule.
Grater :: Grater (a.) One who, or that which, grates; especially, an instrument or utensil with a rough, indented surface, for rubbing off small particles of any substance; as a grater for nutmegs..
Wave :: Wave (v. i.) An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the particles composing it when disturbed by any force their position of rest; an undulation..
Plastide :: Plastide (n.) A formative particle of albuminous matter; a monad; a cytode. See the Note under Morphon.
Undulation :: Undulation (n.) A motion to and fro, up and down, or from side to side, in any fluid or elastic medium, propagated continuously among its particles, but with no translation of the particles themselves in the direction of the propagation of the wave; a wave motion; a vibration..
Mass :: Mass (n.) A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size; as, a mass of ore, metal, sand, or water..
Atom :: Atom (n.) An ultimate indivisible particle of matter.
Olfaction :: Olfaction (n.) The sense by which the impressions made on the olfactory organs by the odorous particles in the atmosphere are perceived.
Cohesive :: Cohesive (a.) Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force..
Solid :: Solid (n.) A substance that is held in a fixed form by cohesion among its particles; a substance not fluid.
Cloud :: Cloud (n.) A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles, suspended in the upper atmosphere..
Separator :: Separator (n.) A device for depriving steam of particles of water mixed with it.
Amorphism :: Amorphism (n.) A state of being amorphous; esp. a state of being without crystallization even in the minutest particles, as in glass, opal, etc..
Terreous :: Terreous (a.) Consisting of earth; earthy; as, terreous substances; terreous particles..
Compact :: Compact (p. p. & a) Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid bodies; firm; close; solid; dense..
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