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particulate matter en · NOUN

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state, especially when considered as an atmospheric pollutant.
   • Particulate matter air pollution contributes to lung cancer incidence in Europe. 2013 July 13, Ole Raaschou-Nielsen et al., “Air pollution and lung cancer incidence in 17 European cohorts: prospective analyses from the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE)”, in The Lancet Oncology, volume 14, number 9, →DOI:
   • Ambient particulate matter affects local/regional air quality, human health and climate change significantly. The carbonaceous fractions like organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC, sometimes known as black carbon) are of high […] 2014, Guofeng Shen, Emission Factors of Carbonaceous Particulate Matter and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from Residential Solid Fuel Combustions, Springer, →ISBN, page 60:

Forms

Relateds

aerosol

Synonyms

PM · particulates

Translations (14)

pl pył zawieszony (solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state) · pt material particulado (solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state) · fr particules (solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state) · fi pienhiukkaset (solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state) · it particolato (solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state) · cmn 顆粒物 /颗粒物 (solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state) · de Feinstaub (solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state) · ko 미세먼지 (solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state) · es material particulado (solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state) · ja 粒子状物質 (solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state) · cmn 懸浮微粒 /悬浮微粒 (solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state) · cmn 懸浮粒子 /悬浮粒子 (solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state) · pl cząstki stałe (solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state) · hu szálló por (solid or liquid in a finely subdivided state)