particulate
English edit
Etymology edit
From New Latin particulatus, from particula, diminutive of pars.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /pɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/, /pɑːˈtɪk.jʊˌleɪt/, /pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/, /pəˈtɪk.jʊˌleɪt/
- (US, Canada) IPA(key): /pɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/, /pɑɹˈtɪk.jəˌleɪt/, /pɚˈtɪk.jə.lət/, /pɚˈtɪk.jəˌleɪt/
- Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlɪt
Adjective edit
particulate (comparative more particulate, superlative most particulate)
- Composed of separate particles. [from late 19th c.]
- Coordinate terms: see Thesaurus:granular
- particulate air pollution
- particulate matter
- (genetics) 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.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 41:
- The rudiments of particulate inheritance were dimly understood already by the breeders of cattle and apples, but nobody was being systematic.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
consisting of particles
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Noun edit
particulate (plural particulates)
- (chiefly in the plural) Any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special characteristics which are negligible in the bulk material. [from 1960]
- Synonym: particulate matter
- Particulates in engine oil can abrade moving parts.
Translations edit
solid or liquid in a subdived state — see particulate matter
Further reading edit
- particulates on Wikipedia.Wikipedia