granulation en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Late Latin grānulum (“granule”) + -ation. Attested earlier than granule and granulate. By surface analysis, granulate + -ion.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The formation of granules, or of cereal grains.
- (countable, uncountable) The formation of granules, or of cereal grains. ▸ The forming of metals into granules by pouring them through a sieve into water while hot.
- (uncountable) The condition of being granulated.
- (countable, uncountable) Granulated tissue on the surface of a healing wound; granulation tissue.
- (countable, uncountable) A bright, transient granular marking on the Sun's photosphere.
- (countable, uncountable) The attachment of granules of precious metal to underlying metal of jewellery.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| granulations | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
mesogranulation · regranulation · overgranulation · degranulation · supergranulation · hypergranulation · granulation tissue · magnetogranulation
Relateds
granular · granularity · granulatory · granule · granulate · grain
Translations (16)
fi rakeistuminen (formation of granules) · ca granulació (formation of granules) · fi rupi (tissue) · pl granulacja (tissue) · fr granulation (formation of granules) · fi rakeistaminen (formation of granules) · bg зърнистост (condition of being granulated) · pl granulacja (formation of granules) · bg гранулиране (formation of granules) · pl granulacja (astronomy: marking on the Sun) · el κοκκίαση (astronomy: marking on the Sun) · ga gráinnín (tissue) · pl granulacja (condition of being granulated) · fi granula (astronomy: marking on the Sun) · fi rakeisuus (condition of being granulated) · pl granulacja (attachment of granules of precious metal)