Definitions for corpuscle
cor·pus·cle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. atom, molecule, particle, corpuscle, mote, specknoun

   (nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything

2. blood cell, blood corpuscle, corpusclenoun

   either of two types of cells (erythrocytes and leukocytes) and sometimes including platelets

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. corpusclenoun

   A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.

2. corpusclenoun

   A protoplasmic animal cell; esp., such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are embedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles.

3. Etymology: From corpusculum, diminutive of corpus.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CORPUSCLEnoun

   A small body; a particle of matter; an atom; a little fragment.

   Etymology: corpusculum, Lat.

   It will add much to our satisfaction, if those corpuscles can be discovered with microscopes. Isaac Newton, Opt.

   Who knows what are the figures of the little corpuscles that compose and distinguish different bodies? Isaac Watts, Logick.

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1. corpuscle

   A corpuscle is a minute body or cell in an organism, frequently referring to red or white blood cells in animals, or any free-floating particle such as an electron, a photon, or many others. Its meaning can vary depending on the scientific context.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Corpusclenoun

   a minute particle; an atom; a molecule

2. Corpusclenoun

   a protoplasmic animal cell; esp., such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are imbedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles. See Blood

3. Etymology: [L. corpusculum, dim. of corpus.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Corpuscle

   a small cell; usually applied to blood cells.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of corpuscle in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of corpuscle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of corpuscle in a Sentence

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   Has Vladimir Putin become a classical miracle, a chronicled obstacle, a conventicle oracle, a piratical spectacle, a manacled vehicle, a tentacled particle, a monarchical article, a cubicle receptacle, a monocled corpuscle, a pinnacled icicle or a trickled treacle?

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=corpuscle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Corpuscle
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=corpuscle
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corpuscle
6. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=corpuscle