Particulate vs. Particle
Difference Between Particulate and Particle
Particulateadjective
Composed of separate particles.
particulate air pollutionparticulate matterParticlenoun
A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something.
Particulateadjective
(genetics) Pertaining to heritable characteristics which are attributable discretely to either one or another of an offspring's parents, rather than a blend of the two.
Particlenoun
(physics) Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle.
Particulatenoun
Any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special characteristics which are negligible in the bulk material.
Particulates in engine oil can abrade moving parts.Particlenoun
(linguistics) 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.
Particulatenoun
a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant)
Particlenoun
(linguistics) A part of speech which cannot be inflected: an adverb, preposition, conjunction or interjection.
Particulateadjective
composed of distinct particles
Particlenoun
(Christianity) In the Roman Catholic church, a crumb of consecrated bread; also the smaller breads used in the communion of the laity.
Particlenoun
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
Particlenoun
a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
Particlenoun
a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs
