Noun
- 1. atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, speck, material, stuff
- usage: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
- 2. particle, subatomic particle, body
- usage: a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
- 3. particle, function word, closed-class word
- usage: a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs
WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University.
All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of particle (Dictionary)