particle
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- noun
- /ˈpɑrtɪkəl/
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- One idea is that these particles make up dark matter.
- subatomic particle
- particle physics
- charged particle
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Watch on YouTubeBut I could have a single particle inside a box.
- But I could have a single particle inside a box.
- Maybe it's small particles for example, or a gas.
- You can, for example, measure where a particle is, but not when it is.
- They both exhibit particle and wave kind of behaviours.
- And in fact, they're basically act like free particles when they're very close.
- That there can be situations of a material particle, an electron, OK?
- What this tells you is that even single particles act like waves.
- The disadvantage is that the fast moving particles need to be charged.
- The origin of LDL particles is in the liver.
- But each kind of particle or object gets its own charge.
- We surely think of particles as following definite paths.
Examples
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The origin of LDL particles is in the liver.
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A camera captures the position of particles at the time of each flash.
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But I could have a single particle inside a box.
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We're asking how does the particle move in the field.
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You can, for example, measure where a particle is, but not when it is.
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The force on a charged particle is V cross B.
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What this tells you is that even single particles act like waves.
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Is light made up of particles or waves?
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Visual scan reveals minute particles of matter adhering to the hull.
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In physics, a particle is often considered to be a fundamental constituent of matter.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small piece or amount of something, for example food
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1.3
A very small spot or amount of something
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2.8
A very small amount of something, almost none
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A very small amount used to talk about qualities or feelings
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A very small speck of dust or dirt
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A very small amount of something that shows there is almost none
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A very small piece of a substance like a speck of dust
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A very small part of matter like a tiny particle
A tiny speck of dust or dirt
Antonyms
Compounds
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A machine that makes tiny charged particles move faster for science or medicine
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A very small part of matter smaller than an atom, like a proton or electron
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The science that studies very small parts of matter and how they interact
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A narrow, focused stream of tiny particles like electrons used in science and medicine
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A very small part of matter that you cannot break into smaller pieces, like an electron or quark
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A small positively charged part of an atom with two protons and two neutrons released in radioactive decay
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A board made from small wood pieces glued and pressed for furniture and building
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A very small part of matter not made of smaller parts like an electron or quark
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A fast, tiny particle like an electron that a radioactive atom gives off
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A machine that finds and shows very small particles inside atoms in physics experiments
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A tiny piece of matter as heavy as or heavier than a proton that feels the strong force
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A physics idea that light and matter act like waves and particles when you look at them
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A very small particle that forms in fast collisions and decays more slowly
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Very small bits of dirty matter in the air that come from smoke and engines and can harm people's health
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A heavy particle that hardly interacts with normal matter and may make up dark matter in space
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A neutral particle made of three quarks that appears in particle physics
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A very small particle added to a product to show where it came from
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A tiny particle smaller than an atom that breaks into other particles after high-energy collisions
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A heavy neutral meson made of a quark and an antiquark seen in physics experiments
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A heavy, short-lived tiny part of matter like an electron but much heavier
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A tiny particle with a positive charge like an electron but much heavier
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Etymology
Particle comes from the Latin particula, a little form of part, which means 'small part'. So a particle is literally a tiny 'part' or piece of something, which fits the meaning of a very small amount.