| particle | a function word having different uses in different languages |
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| particle | a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions |
| particle | (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything |
| particle | a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles |
| particle | a collimated flow of particles (atoms or electrons or molecules) |
| particle | wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets |
| particle | the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions |