mote

• Partícula muito pequena de algo, como poeira ou outras partículas minúsculas, frequentemente usada em contextos não especializados.

A tiny piece of something, such as dust or other small particles, often used in nontechnical contexts.

1. Tiny particleC1formal

   A very small piece or speck of something, such as dust.

   Partícula minúscula

   • A mote of dust floated in the sunbeam.
   • He brushed a mote of lint from his jacket.
   • The microscope revealed motes of pollen in the air.

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