corpuscule

kɔʁpyskyl

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Definition of corpuscule - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

physique

TECH.

très petite particule de matière

TECH.

Les photons sont des corpuscules de lumière qui se déplacent très vite.

grain

particule

médical

TECH.

petite structure anatomique ayant une fonction précise

TECH.

Les corpuscules rouges transportent l'oxygène dans le sang.

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corpuscule de Barr

structure cellulaire formée par un chromosome X inactivé chez les femelles

Le corpuscule de Barr est visible dans les cellules de la femme.

corpuscule de Meissner

récepteur sensoriel du toucher fin dans la peau

Les corpuscules de Meissner détectent les vibrations légères sur la peau.

corpuscule de Pacini

récepteur nerveux de la peau qui détecte la pression et les vibrations

Les corpuscules de Pacini permettent de sentir les vibrations profondes.

onde-corpuscule

particule qui montre des propriétés d'onde et de matière

L'électron est un onde-corpuscule selon la mécanique quantique.

Origin of corpuscule

latin, corpus (corps) + cule (diminutif)

Examples of corpuscule in a sentence

Chaque corpuscule possède une masse minuscule.
Le corpuscule de Meissner détecte le toucher léger.
Certains corpuscules sont essentiels au fonctionnement des reins.

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English:particle, anatomical corpuscle, ...
German:Korpuskel, Körperchen, ...
Italian:corpuscolo, ...
Spanish:corpúsculo, ...
Portuguese:corpúsculo, ...
Chinese:微粒, 小体, ...
Japanese:微粒子, 小体, ...
Arabic:جسيم, جسيم تشريحي, ...
Hebrew:חֶלְקִיק, גּוּף קָטָן, ...
Russian:корпускула, анатомическое тельце, ...
Ukrainian:корпускула, ...
Catalan:corpuscle, coscule, ...
Danish:korpuskel, legeme, ...
Dutch:corpuscuul, lichaampje, ...
Greek:σωματίδιο, ...
Khmer:ភាគល្អិត, កោសិកាតូច, ...
Korean:미립자, 소체, ...
Polish:cząstka, ciałko, ...
Portuguese (BR):corpusculo, ...
Romanian:corpuscul, ...
Swedish:korpuskel, blodkropp, ...
Thai:อนุภาคขนาดเล็ก, คอร์ปัสเคิล, ...
Turkish:tanecik, korpüskül, ...
Vietnamese:vi hạt, tiểu thể, ...

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Definition of corpuscule - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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