corpuscular
English
Etymology
From Latin corpusculum (“corpuscle”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /kɔɹˈpʌskjəlɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɔːˈpʌskjʊlə/
- Rhymes: -ʌskjʊlə(ɹ)
Adjective
corpuscular (comparative more corpuscular, superlative most corpuscular)
- Of, pertaining to, or composed of corpuscles; particulate.
Derived terms
- corpuscularism
- corpuscular radiation
- corpuscular philosophy
- corpuscular theory
Related terms
Translations
of or pertaining to, or composed of corpuscles
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French corpusculaire. By surface analysis, corpuscul + -ar.
Adjective
corpuscular m or n (feminine singular corpusculară, masculine plural corpusculari, feminine and neuter plural corpusculare)
Declension
Declension of corpuscular
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | corpuscular | corpusculară | corpusculari | corpusculare | ||
| definite | corpuscularul | corpusculara | corpuscularii | corpuscularele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | corpuscular | corpusculare | corpusculari | corpusculare | ||
| definite | corpuscularului | corpuscularei | corpuscularilor | corpuscularelor | |||
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koɾpuskuˈlaɾ/ [koɾ.pus.kuˈlaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: cor‧pus‧cu‧lar
Further reading
- “corpuscular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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