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deeltje — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • body noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
  • particle noun A very small piece or amount of matter.

Senses

deeltje is used for these senses in English:

  • body (countable) Any physical object or material thing. [from 14th c.]
  • particle A very small piece of matter, a fragment; especially, the smallest possible part of something. [from 14th c.]
  • particle (physics) Any of various physical objects making up the constituent parts of an atom; an elementary particle or subatomic particle. [from 19th c.]

body — full definition

  1. noun The complete physical structure of a person or animal.
  2. noun A dead human or animal; a corpse.
  3. noun The main or central part of something, as distinct from smaller attached parts.
  4. noun An organized group of people who share a purpose, such as a company, committee, or governing organization.
  5. verb Slang: to defeat someone decisively, or to insult or humiliate them badly.

particle — full definition

  1. noun A very small piece or amount of matter.
  2. noun In physics, a tiny piece of matter smaller than an atom, such as an electron or proton.
  3. noun In grammar, a small word, like "to" or "up," that helps form a phrase but has little meaning on its own.

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