granule

See also: granulé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin granulum, diminutive of Latin granum (“grain”); for more, see grain.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn.juːl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn.jul/, /ˈɡɹæn.jəl/
  • Audio (US)(file)

Noun

granule (plural granules)

  1. A tiny grain, a small particle.
  2. (biology) A small structure in a cell.
  3. (geology) A particle from 2 to 4 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
  4. (astronomy) a small mark in the photosphere of the sun caused by convection currents. See also Wikipedia:Granule (solar physics).

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Further reading
  • granule in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • granule in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

Verb

granule

  1. inflection of granuler:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

granule

  1. inflection of granular:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative
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