partikel

Definitions of partikel
  1. noun
    a function word that can be used in English to form phrasal verbs
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    type of:
    functiewoord
    a word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning
  2. noun
    a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
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    heliumkern
    a positively charged particle that is the nucleus of the helium atom; emitted from natural or radioactive isotopes
    bètadeeltje, bêtadeeltje
    a high-speed electron or positron emitted in the decay of a radioactive isotope
    ion
    a particle that is electrically charged (positive or negative); an atom or molecule or group that has lost or gained one or more electrons
    anion
    a negatively charged ion
    baryon
    any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or greater than that of a proton and that participate in strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1
    kation
    a positively charged ion
    lepton
    an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions; has a baryon number of 0
    type of:
    lichaam
    an individual 3-dimensional object that has mass and that is distinguishable from other objects
  3. noun
    (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
    synonyms: deeltje, splinter
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    types:
    korrel, vlam
    a relatively small granular particle of a substance
    type of:
    materiaal
    the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
  4. noun
    (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
    synonyms: atoom, deeltje
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    isotoop
    one of two or more atoms with the same atomic number but with different numbers of neutrons
    radio-isotoop
    a radioactive isotope of an element; produced either naturally or artificially
    D, deuterium
    an isotope of hydrogen which has one neutron (as opposed to zero neutrons in hydrogen)
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