PARTICLES Synonyms

• a small piece or quantity of something

• a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

• an indefinitely short time

• an instance of some kind

• piece of metal held in horse's mouth by reins and used to control the horse while riding

• a unit of measurement of information (from binary + digit); the amount of information in a system having two equiprobable states

• a small amount of solid food; a mouthful

• a small fragment

• a short performance that is part of a longer program

• the part of a key that enters a lock and lifts the tumblers

• the cutting part of a drill; usually pointed and threaded and is replaceable in a brace or bitstock or drill press

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets

• a relatively small granular particle of a substance

• foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses

• the side of leather from which the hair has been removed

• a weight unit used for pearls or diamonds: 50 mg or 1/4 carat

• 1/60 dram; equals an avoirdupois grain or 64.799 milligrams

• 1/7000 pound; equals a troy grain or 64.799 milligrams

• dry seed-like fruit produced by the cereal grasses: e.g. wheat, barley, Indian corn

• a cereal grass

• the smallest possible unit of anything

• the direction, texture, or pattern of fibers found in wood or leather or stone or in a woven fabric

• the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)

• thoroughly work in

• paint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood

• form into grains

• become granular

• (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• a very small spot

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• a slight but appreciable amount

• produce specks in or on

• (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets

• (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• a very small spot

• (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

• a slight but appreciable amount

• produce specks in or on

• a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions