particella
particle
noun pahr-tee-CHEHL-lah Less Common
Origin: diminutive of 'parte' (part)
Usage Note
Particella is feminine, plural particelle, used in physics for a subatomic particle and in grammar for a small function word. It is a diminutive of parte, so it literally suggests a 'little part'.
Examples
"Studiamo una particella elementare."
Natural Translation
We study an elementary particle.
Literal Translation
We-study a particle elementary.

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