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granular

adjective

Simple meaning

Made up of, or resembling, granules or grains.

Pronunciation

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granyuhler

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ˈɡɹæn.jə.lə(ɹ)

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Definition

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adjective

  1. Consisting of, or resembling, granules or grains

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C1 · Advanced (estimated)
Frequency
Uncommon

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granular materialgranular layerfinely granulargranular cellfine granulargranular structuregranular appearancegranular form

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Word family

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  • granularitynounDerived noun

    The quality of being composed of relatively large particles.

Compound terms

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  • granular pearlitenounCompound term

    If steel or iron cool very slowly the cementite may occur in globules instead of in layers.

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Synonyms

Sense: consisting of or or resembling or granules or grains

grainygrittymealy

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