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Any solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: particulates, PM
Antonyms: none provided
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
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: material, stuff
Narrower terms: dust
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
14 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
懸浮微粒 /悬浮微粒
(xuánfúwēilì)
— solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state
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Chinese Mandarin:
顆粒物 /颗粒物
(kēlìwù)
— solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state
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Chinese Mandarin:
懸浮粒子 /悬浮粒子
(xuánfúlìzǐ)
— solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state
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Finnish:
pienhiukkaset
— solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state
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French:
particules
— solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state
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German:
Feinstaub
— solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state
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Hungarian:
szálló por
— solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state
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Italian:
particolato
— solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state
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Japanese:
粒子状物質
(riyūshijōbusshitsu)
— solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state
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Korean:
미세먼지
(misemeonji)
— solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state
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Polish:
cząstki stałe
— solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state
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Polish:
pył zawieszony
— solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state
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Portuguese:
material particulado
— solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state
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Spanish:
material particulado
— solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state