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Webster 1913 Edition
granulate
gran′u-late
(grăn′ū̍-lāt)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Granulated
(grăn′ū̍-lāˊtĕd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Granulating
(grăn′ū̍-lāˊtĭng)
.] [See
Granule
.] 1.
To form into grains or small masses;
as, to
. granulate
powder, sugar, or metal2.
To raise in granules or small asperities; to make rough on the surface.
Webster 1828 Edition
Granulate
GRAN'ULATE
,Verb.
T.
1.
To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate powder or sugar.2.
To raise into small asperities; to make rough on the surface.GRAN'ULATE
,Verb.
I.
Definition 2024
Granulate
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See also: Granulate
English
Verb
granulate (third-person singular simple present granulates, present participle granulating, simple past and past participle granulated)
- (transitive) To segment into tiny grains or particles.
- (intransitive) To collect or be formed into grains.
- Cane juice granulates into sugar.
Related terms
Translations
to segment
Adjective
granulate (comparative more granulate, superlative most granulate)
- Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular.
- Having numerous small elevations, like shagreen.
External links
- Wikipedia article on granular synthesis.
- granulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- granulate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911