particle
A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.
Other meanings
Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle.
A part of speech which cannot be inflected.
Synonyms
- atom
- molecule
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “particle” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.