1. Having the form of a particle.
2. Referring to, or produced by, particles, such as dust, minute germs, etc. [R.] The smallpox is a particulate disease. Tyndall.
PARTING
Par"ting, a. Etym: [From Part, v.]
1. Serving to part; dividing; separating.
2. Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting salute. "Give him that parting kiss." Shak.
3. Departing. "Speed the parting guest." Pope.
4. Admitting of being parted; partible. Parting fellow, a partner. [Obs.] Chaucer. — Parting pulley. See under Pulley. — Parting sand (Founding), dry, nonadhesive sand, sprinkled upon the partings of a mold to facilitate the separation. — Parting strip (Arch.), in a sash window, one of the thin strips of wood let into the pulley stile to keep the sashes apart; also, the thin piece inserted in the window box to separate the weights. — Parting tool (Mach.), a thin tool, used in turning or planing, for cutting a piece in two.
PARTING
Par"ting, n.
1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted; division; separation. "The parting of the way." Ezek. xxi. 21.
2. A separation; a leave-taking. Shak. And there were sudden partings, such as press The life from out young hearts. Byron.