noun
a body having finite mass and internal structure but negligible dimensions
• Syn: ↑particle
• Hypernyms: ↑body
• Hyponyms:
↑virion, ↑alpha particle, ↑beta particle, ↑boson, ↑deuteron, ↑elementary particle, ↑fundamental particle, ↑fermion, ↑ion, ↑magnetic monopole, ↑micelle, ↑prion, ↑virino, ↑scintilla, ↑superstring, ↑thermion
Useful english dictionary. 2012.