microparticle

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noun

An extremely small particle.

OriginEnglish particle ← Middle French particule ← Latin particula →
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Meanings

nounmicroparticle (plural microparticles)

plural microparticles

  1. An extremely small particle.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*perh₃-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*pérh₃tis?
  7. Proto-Italic*partis
  8. Latinpars
  9. Latinparticula
  10. Middle Frenchparticule
  11. Englishparticle
  12. Englishmicroparticle

From micro- + particle.

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Translations

Polish mikrocząstka
  • mikrocząstkaextremely small particle
Russian микрочасти́ца
  • микрочасти́ца (mikročastíca)extremely small particle
Ukrainian мікрочасти́нка
  • мікрочасти́нка (mikročastýnka)extremely small particle
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APA

microparticle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microparticle

MLA

“microparticle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microparticle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microparticle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microparticle.

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