particle's

Speck's or mote's

Particle's is the possessive form of particle—a tiny piece or fragment of something.

A particle can be a speck of dust, a subatomic unit like an electron, or in grammar, a small function word like "not" or "up." The possessive marks what belongs to or characterizes the particle: the particle's trajectory, the particle's charge.

physics

atom's

Possessive of smallest particle

dust

bit's

Of a fragment

grammar

word's

Possessive of vocabulary unit

matter

material's

Possessive of substance

distribution's

Opposites
size/scale

particle'sbody's

Of physical form

planet's · boulder's · object's · galaxy's · giant's

part-whole relationship

particle'ssystem's

Of an organized whole

collection's

discrete vs. continuous

particle'swave's

Of a water swell

field's · fluid's · medium's

Phrases
Family

particle, particles

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G