particulate

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /pərˈtɪkjələt/ UK /pɑːˈtɪkjʊlət/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
consisting of or relating to minute separate particles

Particulate pollution from traffic hung over the city.

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Synonyms

1 adj · consisting of or relating... granularparticledpowdery

Word family

Related forms particle particular

Etymology

From Latin particula 'small part, particle' (diminutive of pars 'part') + the adjective suffix -ate.

particula Latin pars Latin

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# particulate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /pərˈtɪkjələt/
**IPA (UK):** /pɑːˈtɪkjʊlət/

## Meanings
1. consisting of or relating to minute separate particles

## Examples
- Particulate pollution from traffic hung over the city.

## Synonyms
- granular
- particled
- powdery

## Related Forms
- particle
- particular

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: particula
- Root: pars

## Etymology
From Latin particula 'small part, particle' (diminutive of pars 'part') + the adjective suffix -ate.

## AI Etymology
Particulate is from Latin particula 'small part, particle' (diminutive of pars 'part') + the adjective suffix -ate. Important recorded forms include particula (Latin) and pars (Latin). Morphologically, the word preserves a built structure whose named elements carry the historical sense into English. The modern sense remains close to that composition, with the parts narrowing into a single lexical item. In current use it covers consisting of or relating to minute separate particles. The wider family includes related words such as particle and particular.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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