particles

Synonyms

molecule litter crumb smithereens corpuscle particulate moxa grains lunar caustic catheretic apozem

Phrases with the word

atomic particles study of matter at the level of elementary particles fundamental particles soot particles barium sulphate particles in particles

Examples

Electricity is actually made up of extremely tiny particles called electrons, that you cannot see with the naked eye unless you have been drinking. Dave Barry

Life is a wave, which in no two consecutive moments of its existence is composed of the same particles. John Tyndall

Elementary particles are terribly boring, which is one reason why we're so interested in them. Steven Weinberg

Every instrument that has been designed to be sensitive enough to detect weak light has always ended up discovering that the same thing: light is made of particles. Richard Feynman

It's a good thing to turn your mind upside down now and then, like an hour-glass, to let the particles run the other way. Christopher Morley

Every great thing only consists of many small particles united. Latin Proverb