par ‧ ti ‧ cle /ˈpɑːtɪk ə l $ ˈpɑːr-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: particula , from pars ; ⇨ ↑ part 1 ]
1 . a very small piece of something:
dust particles
particle of
tiny particles of soil
2 . not a particle of truth/evidence etc no truth etc at all:
There’s not a particle of truth in what he says.
3 . one of the very small pieces of matter that an atom consists of
4 . technical an adverb or ↑ preposition that can combine with a verb to form a ↑ phrasal verb