Particle 38781 225500430 2008-07-14T00:51:17Z Reciproc08 7287033 Particle item (nanotechnology) added. {{wiktionarypar|particle}} Besides its common definition, '''particle''' may refer to: '''In chemistry''': * [[Colloid|Colloidal particle]], part of a one-phase system of two or more components '''In physics''': * [[Subatomic particle]], which may be either: **[[Elementary particle]], a particle of which larger particles are composed, also called a ''fundamental particle'' **[[Composite particle]], a bound state between several elementary particles **[[Point particle]], an idealized particle that does not have any volume *''See also [[list of particles]]'' '''In other contexts''': * [[Particle (ecology)]], in marine and freshwater ecology, a small object * [[Particulate matter]], in the areas of atmospheric physics and air pollution * [[Nanoparticle|Particle (nanotechnology)]], a small object that behaves as a whole unit in terms of its transport and properties * [[Grammatical particle]], in linguistics, a useful catch-all lacking a strict definition * [[Particle system]], in computer graphics, a technique to simulate certain fuzzy phenomena * [[Particle (band)]], a 2000 jam band from Los Angeles, California == See also == * [[Granular material]] {{disambig}} [[ar:جسيم]] [[ca:Partícula]] [[cs:Částice (rozcestník)]] [[cy:Gronyn]] [[da:Partikel]] [[de:Partikel]] [[el:Σωματίδιο]] [[es:Partícula]] [[fr:Particule]] [[gl:Partícula]] [[ko:입자]] [[io:Partikulo]] [[id:Partikel]] [[it:Particella]] [[he:חלקיק]] [[lt:Dalelė]] [[ja:粒子]] [[pl:Cząstka]] [[ru:Частица]] [[fi:Partikkeli]]