granule
See also: granulé
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French granule or directly from Late Latin grānulum, diminutive of Latin grānum (“grain”);[1] for more, see grain. By surface analysis, grain + -ule.
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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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small structure in a cell
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References edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “granule (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Further reading edit
- “granule”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “granule”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
Anagrams edit
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Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Homophones: granulent, granules
Verb edit
granule
- inflection of granuler:
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Verb edit
granule
- inflection of granular: