droplet B2 Topic:Materials & Substances US /ˈdrɑːp.lət/ UK /ˈdrɒp.lət/ See IPA manual Freq #54499 Meanings 1 noun a very small drop of liquid, especially one suspended in a gas or deposited on a surface A water droplet condensed around an ion in the cloud chamber. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a very small drop of... small dropbead Word family Forms Droplets Derived forms microdroplet Related forms dropaerosolmistcondensationliquid Etymology Formed from drop + the diminutive suffix -let, literally "a small drop." The suffix came into English through French and is used to form nouns for smaller versions of things. Topics Materials & Substances External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # droplet **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈdrɑːp.lət/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈdrɒp.lət/ **Frequency rank:** 54499 ## Meanings 1. a very small drop of liquid, especially one suspended in a gas or deposited on a surface ## Examples - A water droplet condensed around an ion in the cloud chamber. ## Synonyms - small drop - bead ## Derived Forms - microdroplet ## Related Forms - drop - aerosol - mist - condensation - liquid ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: -let - small ## Etymology Formed from drop + the diminutive suffix -let, literally "a small drop." The suffix came into English through French and is used to form nouns for smaller versions of things. ## Topics - Materials & Substances markdown