particulate
UK/pɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt//pɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/
particulate adjective: composed of separate particles.
Adjective
particulate (comparative more particulate, superlative most particulate)
- Composed of separate particles.
- particulate air pollution
- particulate matter
- 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.1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 41
Noun
particulate (plural particulates)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- particulate matter
Verb (1)
particulate (third-person singular simple present particulates, present participle particulating, simple past and past participle particulated)
- 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.1918 October, S[amuel] J[ames] M[anson] Auld, “The German Gas Attack […]”, in Arthur W[ilson] Page, editor, The World’s Work: A History of Our Time, volume XXXVI, number 6, Garden City, N.Y....
- The study proved that Sialon particulated smaller than 0.5 micron could be sintered without using any auxiliary additives.1984 April 17, The Japan Economic Journal, Tokyo: Nihon Keizai Shimbun, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 17
Verb (2)
particulate (third-person singular simple present particulates, present participle particulating, simple past and past participle particulated)
- 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: […]1579, Geffray Fenton, “To the Queenes Most Excellent Maiestie, Our […] Ladie Elizabeth, […]”, in Guicciardin [i.e., Francesco Guicciardini], translated by Geffray Fenton, The Historie of Guicciardin...
- But what particulate we thus, that much in few would write?1596, William Warner, chapter LXV, in Albions England: A Continued Historie of the Same Kingdome, from the Originals of the First Inhabitants Thereof: […], 4th edition, London: […] [Joan] Orwin, for...
- Synonyms:
- particularize
particulate meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Gujarati
particulate in Hindi
- पार्टिकुलेट, पार्टिकुलेट करना
particulate in Tamil
- தனித்துகள்கள் ஒன்றிணைந்த
particulate in Bengali
- পার্টিকুলেট
particulate in Gujarati
- પાર્ટિકુલેટ
More languagesFewer languages
- particulate in Nepali
- पार्टिकुलेट
Examples of particulate in a sentence
- The fascia is then particulated, rechecked for sterility, and loaded into syringes that are vacuum-packaged.2000 July, Cheryl Guttman, “Injectable preserved particulate fascia is safe filler”, in Dermatology Times, Monmouth Junction, N.J....
- Finally, after many acts performed above the nature of her [Joan of Arc’s] ſexe, which I will not ſtand here to particulate, ſhe was taken priſoner at the ſiege of Campeigne: […]1656, Peter Heylyn, “The Country and Site of Orleans like That of Worcester. […]”, in A Survey of the Estate of France, and of Some of the...
- Words rejected by good writers, though properly formed; […] Particulate— to mention by name.[1867, J[ohn] M[itchell] Bonnell, “Unauthorized Words”, in A Manual of the Art of Prose Composition: For the Use of Colleges and Schools...
Synonyms of particulate
Forms of particulate
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more particulate |
| superlative | most particulate |
| Noun | |
| plural | particulates |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | particulates |
| present participle | particulating |
| past participle | particulated |
| past | particulated |
Origin of particulate
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.
From Latin particulāt-, past participial stem (compare the verbal suffix -ate) of particulō (“to particularize”), from particula (“particle”) + -ō (verbal suffix).
Words formed from particulate
Phrases with particulate
Words that rhyme with particulate
- articulate
- aciculate
- auriculate
- denticulate
- fasciculate
- pediculate
- apiculate
- corticogeniculate
- extrageniculate
- geniculate
- intergeniculate
- intrageniculate
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Questions about particulate
- What does particulate mean?
- Particulate means composed of separate particles.
- What is particulate in Hindi?
- Particulate in Hindi is पार्टिकुलेट, पार्टिकुलेट करना. See Particulate meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use particulate in a sentence?
- The fascia is then particulated, rechecked for sterility, and loaded into syringes that are vacuum-packaged.
- What part of speech is particulate?
- Particulate can be an adjective, a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce particulate?
- Particulate is pronounced /pɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/ (UK).
Words near particulate in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: particulate (page history and authors); particulate (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); particulate (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); particulate (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); particulate (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); particulate (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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