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)

1. Of, pertaining to, or composed of corpuscles; particulate.

Derived terms

• corpuscularian
• corpuscularism
• corpuscular philosophy
• corpuscular radiation
• corpuscular theory
• extracorpuscular
• intercorpuscular
• intracorpuscular
• noncorpuscular

 

Related terms

• corpuscle

Translations

of or pertaining to, or composed of corpuscles

• Italian: corpuscolare (it)
• Romanian: corpuscular (ro)

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)

1. corpuscular

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

Adjective

corpuscular m or f (masculine and feminine plural corpusculares)

1. corpuscular

Further reading

• “corpuscular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28