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particle

[pahr-ti-kuhl] / ˈpɑr tɪ kəl /


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"This suggests that they are detecting the particle motion associated with sound even at considerable distances from the source -- something we have not previously been able to demonstrate in free-swimming sharks."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Those interactions allowed the team to control the system's energy in a way that reproduced the stretching and eventual breaking of a particle like string.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

The researchers found that ordinary cleaning can temporarily push ultrafine particle levels above those measured outdoors.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

In particle physics, "phase space" is a multidimensional mathematical representation incorporating properties such as space, time, energy and momentum into a description of a particle system.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Now, Laurie, don’t be too fastidious and worldly-minded. If they love one another it doesn’t matter a particle how old they are nor how poor. Women never should marry for money...”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott

Those interactions caused the chain of atoms to behave collectively rather than as separate individual particles.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 1, 2026

As tiny particles from the comet enter the Earth's atmosphere at high speed, they heat up and produce streaks of light across the night sky that we see as meteors.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

If inhaled, some of these extremely small particles can penetrate deep into the lungs.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Routine tasks such as mopping floors, spraying countertops, and wiping surfaces with scented products generate billions or trillions of particles, with the total depending on the product.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026

Percy and his allies had destroyed the worst Titan, Kronos, but even his remains might be down here somewhere—a billion angry Titan particles floating through the blood-colored clouds or lurking in that dark fog.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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