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particulate

/per-tik-yuh-lit, -leyt, puh-tik-, pahr-/US // pərˈtɪk yə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, pəˈtɪk-, pɑr- //UK // (pɑːˈtɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) //

颗粒物,颗粒,微粒,粒子

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : of, relating to, or composed of distinct particles.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a separate and distinct particle.
    • : a material composed of such particles.
    • : particulates, the aggregate of such particles, especially as produced by one source: tests to analyze diesel particulates.Meteorology.solid or liquid particles suspended in the atmosphere, especially pollutants.

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Examples

  • They can report on air quality status, offer up-to-the-minute notifications if certain particulate matter spikes, and even make automatic adjustments to the airflow if needed.

  • The decision re-establishes a limit defined in 2012 for fine particulate matter, better known as soot.

  • The panel included epidemiologists, physicians, biostatisticians and other experts who specialize in particulate pollution.

  • Certainly geo-engineering is a controversial field, and solar radiation management, casting dust, or particulates, into the atmosphere, are heavily discussed.

  • One recent study shows that high concentrations of particulate matter from wildfire smoke can significantly increase the odds of seeking emergency care.

  • The concentration of PM2.5, the smallest particulate matter, is at 153 micrograms per cubic meter.

  • Burning charcoal generates hydrocarbons, particulate air pollution, wildfires, and carbon footprints.

  • Neither the particulate nor the chemical theories help us here.

  • Cricetine rodents chew plant and animal foods thoroughly; contents of their stomachs appear as finely-particulate fragments.

  • These results of experiments are commonly understood to prove the particulate character of the agents so studied.

  • The result is a case of particulate inheritance—the single comb being inherited anteriorly and the oo comb posteriorly.