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Meaning of Particles | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈpɑɹtɪkl̩z

Definitions

  1. Particle.
  2. A short uninflected word used in conjunction with another word, such as “up” in “turn up.”
  3. A tiny amount:bit, crumb, dab, dash, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, scrap, scruple, shred, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle, whit.
  4. a very small piece. a particle of dust. deeltjie جُسَيْم частица partícula částečka, smítko das Teilchen partikel; -partikel μόριοpartícula osake, kübe ذره hiukkanen particuleחלקיק कण čestica, trunak (elemi) részecske partikel ögn particella 粒子 미립자 dalelytė, krislas daļiņa; kripatiņa habuk deeltjepartikkel, –korn odrobina ذره، بڅركى، خاشه partícula particulă частица čiastočka, smietka; častica drobec čestica partikel อนุภาค parçacık, zerre 微粒 частка ذرہ hạt 微粒
  5. partícula, porción ínfima de una materia.
  6. A very small piece or part; a tiny portion or speck.
  7. A very small or the smallest possible amount, trace, or degree: not a particle of doubt.
  8. Physics a. A body whose spatial extent and internal motion and structure, if any, are irrelevant in a specific problem.
    Physics
  9. Linguistics a. An uninflected item that has grammatical function but does not clearly belong to one of the major parts of speech, such as up in He looked up the word or to in English infinitives.
    Linguistics
  10. Ecclesiastical A portion or fragment of the Eucharistic host.
    Ecclesiastical
  11. Archaic A small part of something written, such as a clause of a document.
    Archaic

Equivalents

العربية الجزيئات هيول
Español partículas

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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