"particulate" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /pɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/ [UK], /pɑːˈtɪk.jʊˌleɪt/ [UK], /pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/ [UK], /pəˈtɪk.jʊˌleɪt/ [UK], /pɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/ [Canada, US], /pɑɹˈtɪk.jəˌleɪt/ [Canada, US], /pɚˈtɪk.jə.lət/ [Canada, US], /pɚˈtɪk.jəˌleɪt/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-particulate.wav [US] Forms: more particulate [comparative], most particulate [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlɪt Etymology: From New Latin particulātus (“divided into small parts”) (also particulāta (“small parts”), from its neuter plural), from Classical Latin particula (“particle”), from pars (“part, piece”) + -cula (diminutive suffix), + -ātus (-ate). The verb is probably independently from the adjective rather than from Etymology 2. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la-new|particulātus|t=divided into small parts}} New Latin particulātus (“divided into small parts”), {{der|en|la-cla|particula|t=particle}} Classical Latin particula (“particle”), {{affix|en|-ate<id:adjective>}} -ate Head templates: {{en-adj}} particulate (comparative more particulate, superlative most particulate)
  1. Composed of separate particles. Coordinate_terms: corpuscular, globular, grainy, granular, granulary [dated], granuliform, granulose, granulous, particulate Translations (consisting of particles): particulat (Catalan), particulaire (French), (phys.) Korpuskel- (German), (techn.) Schwebstoff- (German), particulado (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-particulate-en-adj-rEWebttc Disambiguation of 'consisting of particles': 71 29
  2. (genetics) Pertaining to heritable characteristics which are attributable discretely to either one or another of an offspring's parents, rather than a blend of the two.
    Sense id: en-particulate-en-adj-xfQHVvvu Categories (other): Genetics Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun [English]

IPA: /pɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/ [UK], /pɑːˈtɪk.jʊˌleɪt/ [UK], /pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/ [UK], /pəˈtɪk.jʊˌleɪt/ [UK], /pɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/ [Canada, US], /pɑɹˈtɪk.jəˌleɪt/ [Canada, US], /pɚˈtɪk.jə.lət/ [Canada, US], /pɚˈtɪk.jəˌleɪt/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-particulate.wav [US] Forms: particulates [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlɪt Etymology: From New Latin particulātus (“divided into small parts”) (also particulāta (“small parts”), from its neuter plural), from Classical Latin particula (“particle”), from pars (“part, piece”) + -cula (diminutive suffix), + -ātus (-ate). The verb is probably independently from the adjective rather than from Etymology 2. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la-new|particulātus|t=divided into small parts}} New Latin particulātus (“divided into small parts”), {{der|en|la-cla|particula|t=particle}} Classical Latin particula (“particle”), {{affix|en|-ate<id:adjective>}} -ate Head templates: {{en-noun}} particulate (plural particulates)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) Any solid or liquid in a subdivided state, especially one that exhibits special characteristics which are negligible in the bulk material. Tags: in-plural Synonyms: particulate matter
    Sense id: en-particulate-en-noun-wT2Vhc41 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective), English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 31 21 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (adjective): 20 21 39 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 18 19 35 19 9 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 14 21 50 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 18 34 22 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 22 18 38 21 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 17 19 49 15 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 16 53 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 16 17 53 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 16 54 16
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

IPA: /pɑːˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/ [UK], /pɑːˈtɪk.jʊˌleɪt/ [UK], /pəˈtɪk.jʊ.lɪt/ [UK], /pəˈtɪk.jʊˌleɪt/ [UK], /pɑɹˈtɪk.jə.lət/ [Canada, US], /pɑɹˈtɪk.jəˌleɪt/ [Canada, US], /pɚˈtɪk.jə.lət/ [Canada, US], /pɚˈtɪk.jəˌleɪt/ [Canada, US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-particulate.wav [US] Forms: particulates [present, singular, third-person], particulating [participle, present], particulated [participle, past], particulated [past]
Rhymes: -ɪkjʊlɪt Etymology: From New Latin particulātus (“divided into small parts”) (also particulāta (“small parts”), from its neuter plural), from Classical Latin particula (“particle”), from pars (“part, piece”) + -cula (diminutive suffix), + -ātus (-ate). The verb is probably independently from the adjective rather than from Etymology 2. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la-new|particulātus|t=divided into small parts}} New Latin particulātus (“divided into small parts”), {{der|en|la-cla|particula|t=particle}} Classical Latin particula (“particle”), {{affix|en|-ate<id:adjective>}} -ate Head templates: {{en-verb}} particulate (third-person singular simple present particulates, present participle particulating, simple past and past participle particulated)
  1. (transitive) To reduce to particles, make particulate. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-particulate-en-verb-WJhlT20Z
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb [English]

Forms: particulates [present, singular, third-person], particulating [participle, present], particulated [participle, past], particulated [past]
Etymology: From Latin particulāt-, past participial stem (compare the verbal suffix -ate) of particulō (“to particularize”), from particula (“particle”) + -ō (verbal suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la||particulāt-}} Latin particulāt-, {{glossary|stem}} stem, {{affix|en|-ate<id:verb>}} -ate Head templates: {{en-verb}} particulate (third-person singular simple present particulates, present participle particulating, simple past and past participle particulated)
  1. (ambitransitive, obsolete) Synonym of particularize. Tags: ambitransitive, obsolete Synonyms: particularize [synonym, synonym-of] Derived forms: departiculate
    Sense id: en-particulate-en-verb-1Ta3qDDN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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          "text": "they at the loweſt ebbe of learning, amazed the world with their excellent knowledge in Philoſophie, and Divinitie: for that I may not particulate of Alexander of Hales, the Irrefragable Doctor, Schoolemaſter to the Angelique Doctor Thomas Aquinas, one Colledge in Oxford brought forth in one age thoſe foure lights of learning: […]",
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          "text": "they at the loweſt ebbe of learning, amazed the world with their excellent knowledge in Philoſophie, and Divinitie: for that I may not particulate of Alexander of Hales, the Irrefragable Doctor, Schoolemaſter to the Angelique Doctor Thomas Aquinas, one Colledge in Oxford brought forth in one age thoſe foure lights of learning: […]",
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