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particulate

adj
/pɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/UK/pɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/CA

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.

  1. derived from particula — “particle”
  2. borrowed from particulātus — “divided into small parts”

Definitions

  1. Composed of separate particles.

    • particulate air pollution
    • particulate matter

  2. Pertaining to heritable characteristics which are attributable discretely to either one…

    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.

    • The rudiments of particulate inheritance were dimly understood already by the breeders of cattle and apples, but nobody was being systematic.

  3. Any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special…

    Any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special characteristics which are negligible in the bulk material.

    • Particulates in engine oil can abrade moving parts.
  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. To reduce to particles, make particulate.

      • Only after the explosion has particulated the poison and given it every opportunity to vaporize can any appreciable concentration of gas be present in the air.
      • The study proved that Sialon particulated smaller than 0.5 micron could be sintered without using any auxiliary additives.
      • The fascia is then particulated, rechecked for sterility, and loaded into syringes that are vacuum-packaged.

    2. Synonym of particularize.

      • And I am bolde (contrary to the cuſtome of ſome vvriters) to leaue to particulate in my Epiſtle any part of the argument vvhich vvith ſo great grauitie he hath digeſted ar large in ſo great a volume: […]
      • But what particulate we thus, that much in few would write?

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at particulate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at particulate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at particulate

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA