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particle

[pahr-ti-kuhl] / ˈpɑr tɪ kəl /


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Traditional lasers work by controlling photons, which are individual particles of light.

From Science Daily

His team explored a new way to combine gravity with quantum physics, which describes how the smallest particles behave.

From Science Daily

She clapped her hands together, and flour particles exploded into the air in a cloud.

From Literature

Researchers found that these gloves can unintentionally transfer particles onto lab tools used to analyze air, water, and other environmental samples.

From Science Daily

Decades of pollution regulations had scrubbed the valley’s air so much that those particles were vanishing—and the fog with them.

From The Wall Street Journal