granule

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Related terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.3.3 External links

[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

From Late Latin granulum, diminutive of Latin granum (“‘grain’”); see grain.

[edit] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈɡɹanjuːl/
• (US) IPA: /ˈɡɻænjəl/

[edit] Noun

granule (plural granules)

1. A tiny grain, a small particle.
2. (geology) A fragment of rock etc., larger than a sand grain and smaller than a pebble.
3. (astronomy) a small mark in the photosphere of the sun caused by convection currents. See also Wikipedia:Granule (solar physics).

[edit] Related terms

• grain
• granular
• granularity
• granulate
• granulation

[edit] Translations

• Dutch: korreltje n.
• Maori: pata

[edit] External links

• granule in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• granule in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911