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/ˈpɑːtɪkl̩z/ · par·ti·cles
noun
  1. A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something. The scientist studied the particles of dust in the air.
  2. Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle. The physicist researched the properties of subatomic particles in the lab.
  3. A word that has a particular grammatical function but does not obviously belong to any particular part of speech, such as the word to in English infinitives or O as a vocative particle. The linguist analyzed the grammatical function of particles in various languages.

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Did you know? The concept of particles has been a cornerstone of scientific inquiry since ancient Greece, with philosophers such as Democritus proposing the idea of indivisible particles of matter.
Written by Lexi Wordsworth, Dictionary Editor 0 lookups Added Jul 15, 2026