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an electric device used to study the nucleus of the atom. Scientists use it to accelerate particles such as electrons and protons that are smashed into the nucleus and the result studied.
Ãâó: www.ecotao.com/holism/glosoz.htm
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is used here as a synonym for electrons, atoms and/ or electron-deficient atoms (ions) which are in motion, such as in an electric discharge, or in a flowing gas or plasma. So viewed, cosmic rays and stellar/ solar wind ions are particles.
Ãâó: www.grazian-archive.com/quantavolution/QuantaHTML/...
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an element which occurs in a single form (like a preposition in English) and with a function that does not easily fit into standard parts of speech classifications. Particles very often occur in constructions with certain verbs in English with varying degrees of idiosyncratic interpretation: John took off at great speed (ie left). May gave herself up (ie surrendered)
Ãâó: www.essex.ac.uk/linguistics/clmt/MTbook/HTML/node9...
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| particle |
any body whose basic dimensions can be ignored during analysis.
Ãâó: www.unb.ca/web/civil/schriver/Previews/glossary.ht...
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in general, a charged component of an atom, that is, an ion or electron.
Ãâó: www-spof.gsfc.nasa.gov/Education/wgloss.html
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