n. | 1. | A minute part or portion of matter; a morsel; a little bit; an atom; a jot; |
2. | Any very small portion or part; the smallest portion; | |
3. | (R. C. Ch.) A crumb or little piece of consecrated host. | |
4. | (Gram.) A subordinate word that is never inflected (a preposition, conjunction, interjection); or a word that can not be used except in compositions; | |
4. | (Physics) An elementary particle. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() |
2. | particle - a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions | |
3. | particle - a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs |