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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  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 Webster]
  
              The small size of atoms which unite
              To make the smallest particle of light. --Blackmore.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Any very small portion or part; the smallest portion; as,
        he has not a particle of patriotism or virtue.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The houses had not given their commissioners
              authority in the least particle to recede.
                                                    --Clarendon.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (R. C. Ch.)
        (a) A crumb or little piece of consecrated host.
        (b) The smaller hosts distributed in the communion of the
            laity. --Bp. Fitzpatrick.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Gram.) A subordinate word that is never inflected (a
        preposition, conjunction, interjection); or a word that
        can not be used except in compositions; as, ward in
        backward, ly in lovely.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Physics) An elementary particle.
        [PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
              The small size of atoms which unite To make the
              smallest particle of light.           --Blackmore.
  
     2. Any very small portion or part; the smallest portion; as,
        he has not a particle of patriotism or virtue.
  
              The houses had not given their commissioners
              authority in the least particle to recede.
                                                    --Clarendon.
  
     3. (R. C. Ch.)
        (a) A crumb or little piece of concecrated host.
        (b) The smaller hosts distributed in the communion of the
            laity. --Bp. Fitzpatrick.
  
     4. (Gram.) A subordinate word that is never inflected (a
        preposition, conjunction, interjection); or a word that
        can not be used except in compositions; as, ward in
        backward, ly in lovely.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  particle
       n 1: (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything [syn: atom,
            molecule, corpuscle, mote, speck]
       2: a body having finite mass and internal structure but
          negligible dimensions
       3: a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal
          verbs

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  particle
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 σωματίδιο
     2 μόριο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  particle
     n.
     1 A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest
  possible part of something. (from 14th c.)
     2 (lb en physics) Any of various physical objects making up the
  constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic
  particle. (from 19th c.)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  particle
     n.
     1 A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest
  possible part of something. (from 14th c.)
     2 (lb en physics) Any of various physical objects making up the
  constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic
  particle. (from 19th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  particle
     n.
     1 A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest
  possible part of something. (from 14th c.)
     2 (lb en physics) Any of various physical objects making up the
  constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic
  particle. (from 19th c.)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  particle
     n.
     1 A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest
  possible part of something. (from 14th c.)
     2 (lb en physics) Any of various physical objects making up the
  constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic
  particle. (from 19th c.)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  particle
     Englanti n.
     1 (yhteys ydinfysiikka k=en) hiukkanen
     2 (yhteys kielitiede k=en) partikkeli

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  particle
     Engelska n.
     1 (tagg fysik språk=en) partikel
     2 (tagg lingvistik språk=en) partikel

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  particle /pˈaɾtɪklə/ 
   [ling.] grammar particle , particle 
     Synonym: Grammatikpartikel
  
   see: Grammatikpartikeln, Partikeln
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  particle /pˈaɾtɪklə/ 
  particle , grain 
        "im Raum freigesetzte particle"  - released particles
     Synonym: Teilchen
  
   see: particle, Teilchen, angelagerte particle, beschichtetes Teilchen, eingeschleppte particle, geladenes Teilchen, schnelles Teilchen, selbstkonjugiertes Teilchen, luftgetragenes particle, schwebendes Teilchen, particle abgeben
  

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:deu-eng ]

  particle /pˈaɾtɪklə/ 
  particles, grains
        "im Raum freigesetzte particle"  - released particles
     Synonym: Teilchen
  
   see: particle, Teilchen, angelagerte particle, beschichtetes Teilchen, eingeschleppte particle, geladenes Teilchen, schnelles Teilchen, selbstkonjugiertes Teilchen, luftgetragenes particle, schwebendes Teilchen, particle abgeben
  

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  particle /pˈɑːtɪkəl/
  item

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Particle /pˈɑːtɪkəl/
  الجزيئة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  particle //ˈpɑɹtɪkəl// //ˈpɑːtɪk(ə)l// 
  1. части́ца, частица 2.
  body with very small size
   3.
  word that does not obviously belong to any particular part of speech
  2. частица
  elementary particle or subatomic particle

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  particle /pˈɑːtɪkəl/ 
  částečka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  particle /pˈɑːtɪkəl/
  částice

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  particle /pˈɑːtɪkəl/ 
  gronyn 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  particle /pˈɑːtɪkəl/
  Grammatikpartikel , particle  [ling.]
     Synonym: grammar particle
  
   see: grammar particles, particles
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  particle /pˈɑːtɪkəl/
  particle , Teilchen  [phys.]
        "high-speed particle"  - schnelles Teilchen
        "self-conjugate particle"  - selbstkonjugiertes Teilchen
     Synonym: grain
  
   see: particles, grains, adherent particles, coated particle, imported particles, charged particle, released particles, airborne particle, coated particles, shed particles
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  particle /pˈɑːtɪkəl/
  Teil 
   see: particles
  

From English - Modern Greek XDXF/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:eng-ell ]

  particle /pˈɑːtɪkəl/
  
  σωματίδιο, μόριο

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  particle //ˈpɑɹtɪkəl// //ˈpɑːtɪk(ə)l// 
  1. partikkeli, hiukkanen 2.
  body with very small size
   3.
  word that does not obviously belong to any particular part of speech
  2. hiukkanen, alkeishiukkanen, subatominen hiukkanen
  elementary particle or subatomic particle

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  particle /pˈɑːtɪkəl/ 
  1. कण
        "Each and every particle is made up of automs."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  particle /pˈɑːtɪkəl/
  dio, djelić, partikula, trun, čestica, čestice

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  particle /pˈɑːtɪkəl/
  szemcse

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  particle //ˈpɑɹtɪkəl// //ˈpɑːtɪk(ə)l// 
  1. 粒子, 助詞
  body with very small size
  2. 素粒子, 粒子
  elementary particle or subatomic particle
  3. 助詞, 助辞, てにをは
  word that does not obviously belong to any particular part of speech

From English-Lithuanian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.7.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lit ]

  particle /pɑːrtıkəl/
  1. dalelytė
     See also: corpuscle
  
     See also: speck
  
  2. dulkelė, krislas
     See also: mote
  
     See also: speck
  
  3. (gram.) nekaitoma dalelytė
  4. (gram.) sufiksas, prefiksas

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  particle /pɑːtikl/
  deel, deeltje, item, jaartelling, partikel, punt

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  particle //ˈpɑɹtɪkəl// //ˈpɑːtɪk(ə)l// 
  partikkel 2.
  body with very small size
   3.
  elementary particle or subatomic particle
   4.
  word that does not obviously belong to any particular part of speech

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  particle /ˈpɑ:tɪkəl/ 
   1.  cząstka
   2.  partykuła

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  particle /pɑːtikl/ 
  elemento, partícula

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  particle //ˈpɑɹtɪkəl// //ˈpɑːtɪk(ə)l// 
  partikel 2.
  body with very small size
   3.
  word that does not obviously belong to any particular part of speech
   4.
  elementary particle or subatomic particle

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  particle /pˈɑːtɪkəl/
  1. cüz, zerre, tanecik, atom
  2. (gram.) edat, ek, takı.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈpɑɹtəkəɫ/, /ˈpɑɹtɪkəɫ/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  148 Moby Thesaurus words for "particle":
     K-meson, ace, adjectival, adjective, adverb, adverbial,
     adversative conjunction, atom, attributive, beta particle, bit,
     butt, chip, chunk, clip, clipping, collop, conjunction,
     conjunctive adverb, coordinating conjunction, copulative,
     copulative conjunction, correlative conjunction, crumb, cut,
     cutting, dab, damn, disjunctive, disjunctive conjunction, dole,
     dollop, dot, dram, dribble, driblet, drop, droplet, dwarf,
     electron, end, exclamatory noun, farthing, fleck, flyspeck,
     form class, form word, fragment, function class, gerundive, gleam,
     gnat, gob, gobbet, grain, granule, graviton, groat, hair, handful,
     hint, hoot, hunk, interjection, iota, jot, little, little bit,
     lota, lump, meson, mesotron, microbe, microorganism, midge, minim,
     minimum, minutia, minutiae, mite, modicum, moiety, molecule,
     morsel, mote, neutron, nutshell, ounce, paring, part of speech,
     participle, past participle, pebble, perfect participle, photon,
     piece, pinch, pinhead, pinpoint, pion, pittance, point,
     preposition, present participle, proton, quark, rasher, ray,
     scintilla, scoop, scrap, scruple, shard, shaving, shiver, shred,
     slice, sliver, smidgen, smidgin, smitch, smithereen, snack, snap,
     snatch, snip, snippet, spark, speck, splinter, spoonful, spot,
     stitch, stump, subordinating conjunction, suggestion, suspicion,
     syllable, tatter, thimbleful, tiny bit, tittle, trifling amount,
     trivia, vanishing point, verbal adjective, whit, whoop
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 粒子,点,极小量;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 粒子,颗粒;虚词,小品词

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