English Explanatory Dictionary

particulate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Composed of separate particles.
  2. 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.
noun
  1. Any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special characteristics which are negligible in the bulk material.
verb
  1. To reduce to particles, make particulate.
verb
  1. Synonym of particularize.

Pronunciation

/pɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/ /pɑːˈtɪk.jʊˌleɪt/ /pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/ /pəˈtɪk.jʊˌleɪt/ /pɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/ /pɑɹˈtɪk.jəˌleɪt/ /pɚˈtɪk.jə.lət/ /pɚˈtɪk.jəˌleɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-particulate.wav

Word forms

particulate more particulate most particulate particulates particulating particulated

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.

Synonyms

particulate matter particularize

Derived words

diesel particulate filter interparticulate intraparticulate macroparticulate microparticulate multiparticulate nanoparticulate nanoparticulated nanoparticulation nonparticulate particulate inheritance particulate matter quasiparticulate subparticulate thermoparticulate departiculate
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