granule
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also granulé
See also granulé
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Late Latin granulum, diminutive of Latin granum (“grain”); see grain.
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[edit] Noun
granule (plural granules)
- A tiny grain, a small particle.
- (biology) A small structure in a cell.
- (geology) A fragment of rock etc., larger than a sand grain and smaller than a pebble.
- (astronomy) a small mark in the photosphere of the sun caused by convection currents. See also Wikipedia:Granule (solar physics).
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[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
[edit] French
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[edit] Verb
granule
- first-person singular present indicative of granuler
- third-person singular present indicative of granuler
- first-person singular present subjunctive of granuler
- first-person singular present subjunctive of granuler
- second-person singular imperative of granuler
[edit] Spanish
[edit] Verb
granule (infinitive granular)
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of granular.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of granular.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of granular.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of granular.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Late Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English nouns
- en:Biology
- en:Geology
- en:Astronomy
- French verb forms
- Spanish verb forms
- Spanish verb imperative forms
- Spanish verb singular forms
- Spanish verb second-person forms
- Spanish verb formal forms
- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar
- Spanish verb subjunctive forms
- Spanish verb first-person forms
- Spanish verb present forms
- Spanish verb third-person forms
