droplet

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  1. noun A tiny drop.

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  • So returning to the droplet, again, thinking about the universe in a new way. —  Saul Griffith on everyday inventions
  • What I liked so much about “Of the Farm†was that Updike†™ s terror was under control; the proportion between consumed and unconsumed holes was just right; you could still see through the mesh of the screen, but the clinging metaphorical figures, such as the droplet-needlework image itself, were there in cross-eyed, painstaking abundance. —  Harper's Magazine
  • Potentially exposed laboratory workers or animal handlers with rapidly progressive pneumonia not responding to standard antibacterial coverage must be isolated with contact and droplet, and for specific situations, airborne precautions, till rapid tests of respiratory and faecal samples are negative for SARS-CoV. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Things reflected in the droplet are amazing in this one, especially this kind of sparcles. —  Popular in the last 8 hours
  • The current evolution of the droplet is smaller than —  in-PharmaTechnologist RSS
 

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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

puddle ·  rivulet ·  trickle ·  shard ·  bead ·  sheen ·  vapor ·  particle ·  smear ·  splash ·  aerosol ·  drop

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droplet:   droplets
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/ˈdrɑplɛt/
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