granule

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See also: granulé

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from French granule or directly from Late Latin grānulum, diminutive of Latin grānum (“grain”); for more, see grain. By surface analysis, grain +‎ -ule.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn.juːl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn.jul/, /ˈɡɹæn.jəl/
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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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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “granule (n.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

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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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