adj
Meaning 1
Composed of separate particles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- particulate air pollution
- particulate matter
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
particulate
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /pɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/
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UK: /pɑːˈtɪk.jʊˌleɪt/
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UK: /pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/
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UK: /pəˈtɪk.jʊˌleɪt/
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Canada, US: /pɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/
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Canada, US: /pɑɹˈtɪk.jəˌleɪt/
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Canada, US: /pɚˈtɪk.jə.lət/
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Canada, US: /pɚˈtɪk.jəˌleɪt/
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adj
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special characteristics which are negligible in the bulk material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
Examples
- Particulates in engine oil can abrade moving parts.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: particulate matter
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
To reduce to particles, make particulate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 5
Synonym of particularize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive, obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: particularize
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 6
composed of distinct particles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: nonparticulate
noun
Meaning 7
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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: particulate matter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: material, stuff
Narrower terms: dust
History
Etymology
From New Latin particulātus (“divided into small parts”) (also particulāta (“small parts”), from its neuter plural), from Classical Latin particula (“particle”), from pars (“part, piece”) + -cula (diminutive suffix), + -ātus (-ate). The verb is probably independently from the adjective rather than from Etymology 2.
From Latin particulāt-, past participial stem (compare the verbal suffix -ate) of particulō (“to particularize”), from particula (“particle”) + -ō (verbal suffix).
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: particulat — consisting of particles
- French: particulaire — consisting of particles
- German: (phys.) Korpuskel- — consisting of particles
- German: (techn.) Schwebstoff- — consisting of particles
- Spanish: particulado — consisting of particles
Real reading context