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Antonyms for particle

Grammar : Noun
Spell : pahr-ti-kuhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɑr tɪ kəl

Definition of particle

Origin :
  • late 14c., "small part or division of a whole, minute portion of matter," from Latin particula "little bit or part, grain, jot," diminutive of pars (genitive partis) "part;" see part (n.). Particle physics attested from 1969. In construction, particle board (1957) is so called because it is made from chips and shavings of wood.
  • noun atom, piece
Example sentences :
  • We see nothing but nature; not a particle of false delicacy or finesse.
  • Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
  • Every particle of fat should be carefully skimmed from the surface.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • Then skim and strain it, carefully removing every particle of fat.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • But Dick remembered his mission, and his resolve to perform it was not shaken a particle.
  • Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
  • There is but one force in this world and but one particle of matter.
  • Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
  • I have discovered how to disunite that force and that particle.
  • Extract from : « Jennie Baxter, Journalist » by Robert Barr
  • Strain it off clear, and when cold take off every particle of fat.
  • Extract from : « The Lady's Own Cookery Book, and New Dinner-Table Directory; » by Charlotte Campbell Bury
  • One particle which had adhered to his thumb he removed with his forefinger.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • Or is the life of mind sufficient, if devoid of any particle of pleasure?
  • Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato
  • According to it every particle of matter in the universe attracts every other particle.
  • Extract from : « The Machinery of the Universe » by Amos Emerson Dolbear

Synonyms for particle

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