particulate
Any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special…Any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special characteristics which are negligible in the bulk material.
» 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(in the plural)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.
- 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
Origin
From New Latin particulātus (“divided into small parts”) (also particulāta (“small parts”)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.
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Forms
plural: particulates| Singular | particulate |
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Synonyms
1 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 matter
See also
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