granule
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
See also: granulé
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Late Latin granulum, diminutive of Latin granum (“grain”); see grain.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
granule (plural granules)
- A tiny grain, a small particle.
- (biology) A small structure in a cell.
- (geology) A particle from 2 to 4 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
- (astronomy) a small mark in the photosphere of the sun caused by convection currents. See also Wikipedia:Granule (solar physics).
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Translations[edit]
small particle
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External links[edit]
- granule in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- granule in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
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
Spanish[edit]
Verb[edit]
granule
- 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.
