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1 grain
[ɡrein]1) (a seed of wheat, oats etc.) grăunte, bob2) (corn in general: Grain is ground into flour.) grâu3) (a very small, hard particle: a grain of sand.) granulă4) (the way in which the lines of fibre run in wood, leather etc.) nervură5) (a very small amount: There isn't a grain of truth in that story.) dram•
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particle — 1 Particle, bit, mite, smidgen, whit, atom, iota, jot, tittle all mean a very small or insignificant piece or part. Particle is used in reference not only to substances which are actually divisible but to such things as a quality, a state, or a… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
particle — [pärt′i kəl] n. [ME partycle < MFr particule < L particula, dim. of pars,PART1] 1. a) an extremely small piece; tiny fragment [a dust particle] b) the slightest trace; speck [not a particle of truth] 2 … English World dictionary
without a particle of truth — without a bit of truth, not true at all … English contemporary dictionary
particle — par|ti|cle [ˈpa:tıkəl US ˈpa:r ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: particula, from pars; PART1] 1.) a very small piece of something ▪ dust particles particle of ▪ tiny particles of soil 2.) not a particle of truth/evidence etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
particle — noun (C) 1 a very small piece of something: dust particles see also: elementary particle 2 not a particle of truth/evidence etc no truth etc at all: There s not a particle of truth in what he says. 3 technical a type of word in grammar, such as a … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
particle — [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)tɪk(ə)l[/t]] particles 1) N COUNT: oft N of n A particle of something is a very small piece or amount of it. ...a particle of hot metal... There is a particle of truth in his statement. ...food particles. 2) N COUNT In physics, a… … English dictionary
Truth (disambiguation) — Truth may mean: *truth (religious) *truth quark, an alternate name for a fundamental physical particle.proper names: * Live DVD by t.A.T.u. * TheTruth.com for the anti smoking advertising campaign * Sojourner Truth, abolitionist and women s… … Wikipedia
truth quark — n. Particle Physics TOP QUARK … English World dictionary
there's not a particle of truth in it — it is not true at all, that is completely false … English contemporary dictionary
Truth-Quark — Ein Proton, bestehend aus zwei up Quarks und einem down Quark Quarks (kwɔrk, kwɑːk oder kwɑːrk) sind die elementaren Bestandteile (Elementarteilchen), aus denen man sich … Deutsch Wikipedia
Particles of Truth — Infobox Film name = Particles of Truth caption = Official DVD Cover director = Jennifer Elster producer = Jennifer Elster writer = Jennifer Elster narrator = Jennifer Elster starring = Jennifer Elster Gale Harold music = Mark Wike cinematography … Wikipedia