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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 — Par ti*cle, n. [L. particula, dim. of pars, gen partis, a part: cf. F. particule. See {Part}, and cf. {Parcel}.] 1. 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. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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

• not — negative particle, mid 13c., unstressed variant of noht, naht in no way (see NAUGHT (Cf. naught)). As an interjection to negate what was said before or reveal it as sarcasm, it is first attested 1900; popularized 1989 by Wayne s World sketches on …   Etymology dictionary

• there's not a particle of truth in it — it is not true at all, that is completely false …   English contemporary dictionary

• particle — particled, adj. /pahr ti keuhl/, n. 1. a minute portion, piece, fragment, or amount; a tiny or very small bit: a particle of dust; not a particle of supporting evidence. 2. Physics. a. one of the extremely small constituents of matter, as an atom …   Universalium

• particle — 01. In order to wash sand [particles] out of her eyes, and rid her body of excess salt, the female green turtle sheds tears as she lays her eggs on the beach. 02. Comets are surrounded by tiny dust [particles], which are swept into a long tail by …   Grammatical examples in 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 — 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 */*/ — UK [ˈpɑː(r)tɪk(ə)l] / US [ˈpɑrtɪk(ə)l] noun [countable] Word forms particle : singular particle plural particles 1) an extremely small piece or amount of something dust particles particle of: tiny particles of food There s not a particle of… …   English dictionary

• particle — par|ti|cle [ partıkl ] noun count ** 1. ) an extremely small piece or amount of something: dust particles particle of: tiny particles of food There s not a particle of evidence to support his story. 2. ) SCIENCE an extremely small piece of MATTER …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English