granular
English edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin grānulum (“granule, little grain”), diminutive of Latin grānum (“grain, seed”), + -ar.[1][2] By surface analysis, granule + -ar. Compare French granulaire.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
granular (comparative more granular, superlative most granular)
- Consisting of, or resembling, granules or grains
- a granular substance
- grainy
- It has a granular structure
- 1790, Abraham Mills, Some Strata in Ireland and Scotland, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Vol. 80
- This Whyn Dyke is bare at the cliffs ſeveral yards in height, and is near nine feet in width. It conſiſts of an inner part of a granular and ſomewhat porous texture...
Usage notes edit
- It is common to speak of things being "more granular" or "less granular", but this is potentially confusing: something "granular" is composed of small, discrete entities as opposed to being continuous, which is primarily a binary distinction, not a matter of degree. Moreover, it is unclear if "more granular" and "less granular" indicate finer or coarser granularity. For example, granular sugar is so called because it consists of relatively large grains, in contrast with powdered sugar, so "more granular" sugar might be coarser,[3] like a grainier or "more granular" photograph with larger and thus more visible grains.[4] In other cases, "more granular" indicates finer, more plentiful grains or divisions.[5] For clarity, one can refer specifically to finer or coarser granularity. In the superlative, one may refer to finest or coarsest granularity.
Synonyms edit
- granulous; see also Thesaurus:granular
Coordinate terms edit
- particulate (adj)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
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References edit
- “granular”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “granular”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “granular”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “granular (adj.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- ^ “granular, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ^ Corriher, Shirley O.; "The Brownie Chronicles", published in "The Elements of Chocolate", 2007. Retrieved 6-jan-2009 http://acselementsofchocolate.typepad.com/elements_of_chocolate/ACSBrownieChronicles.html
- ^ Multimedia Commons Scanning; University of Southern California. Retrieved 6-Jan-2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090526092045/http://www.usc.edu/libraries/locations/leavey/tutorials/assets/scanning.pdf
- ^ Foley, Mary Jo; "Microsoft to roll out more granular 'porn mode' with IE 8", ZDNet.com, 25-Aug-2008. Retrieved 6-Jan-2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20081009103410/http://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=1550
Catalan edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [ɡɾə.nuˈlar]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ɡɾə.nuˈla]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [ɡɾa.nuˈlaɾ]
Adjective edit
granular m or f (masculine and feminine plural granulars)
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
granular (first-person singular present granulo, first-person singular preterite granulí, past participle granulat)
- (transitive) to granulate
Conjugation edit
Further reading edit
- “granular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Interlingua edit
Adjective edit
granular (not comparable)
- granular (in the shape of grains)
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French granulaire.
Adjective edit
granular m or n (feminine singular granulară, masculine plural granulari, feminine and neuter plural granulare)
Declension edit
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | granular | granulară | granulari | granulare | ||
definite | granularul | granulara | granularii | granularele | |||
genitive/ dative |
indefinite | granular | granulare | granulari | granulare | ||
definite | granularului | granularei | granularilor | granularelor |
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
granular m or f (masculine and feminine plural granulares)
Verb edit
granular (first-person singular present granulo, first-person singular preterite granulé, past participle granulado)
- (transitive) to granulate
Conjugation edit
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Further reading edit
- “granular”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014