Corpuscle
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Corpuscle (/ˈkɔːrpəsəl/), meaning a "small body", is often used as a synonym for particle. It may also refer to:
- a small free-floating biological cell, especially a blood cell
- a nerve ending such as Meissner's corpuscle or a Pacinian corpuscle
- any member of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge or Corpus Christi College, Oxford
- a term used by J. J. Thomson to describe particles now known to be electrons, in his plum pudding model
- a term used by Isaac Newton to refer to light particles, now known to be photons, in his Opticks
- Corpuscularianism
- An employee of the US Army Corps of Engineers
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