particulate matter
Any solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state, especially when considered as an…Any solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant.
» Some cruise ships emit as much particulate matter as 1m cars.
Manche Kreuzfahrtschiffe stoßen so viel Feinstaub aus wie eine Million Autos. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant.
Feinstaub
a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant)
Examples
2 sentencesSome cruise ships emit as much particulate matter as 1m cars.
deManche Kreuzfahrtschiffe stoßen so viel Feinstaub aus wie eine Million Autos. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
In India's large cities, the air's particulate matter content is frighteningly high.
deIn den Großstädten Indiens ist der Feinstaub-Anteil der Luft erschreckend hoch. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Forms
plural: particulate matters| Singular | particulate matter |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant):particulate
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable