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gran·u·lar
(grăn′yə-lər)adj.
1. Composed or appearing to be composed of granules or grains: granular sugar; granular snow.
2.
a. Having a high level of detail, as in a set of data: a more granular report that shows daily rather than weekly sales figures.
b. Consisting of multiple diverse or discrete elements: granular income streams from a variety of tenants.
3. Biology Containing granules: granular cells.
gran′u·lar′i·ty (-lăr′ĭ-tē) n.
gran′u·lar·ly adv.
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granular
(ˈɡrænjʊlə)adj
1. of, like, containing, or resembling a granule or granules
2. having a grainy or granulated surface
ˈgranularly adv
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gran•u•lar
(ˈgræn yə lər)adj.
1. of the nature of granules; grainy.
2. composed of or bearing granules or grains.
3. showing a granulated structure.
[1785–95]
gran`u•lar′i•ty, n.
gran′u•lar•ly, adv.
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| Adj. | 1. | granular - composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency; "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue" |
| 2. | granular - having a granular structure like that of chondrites |
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granular
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granular
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Translations
مُحَبَّب، حُبَيْبي
zrnitý
kornet
rakeinen
szemcsés
kornóttur
zrnitý
taneli
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
granular
[ˈgrænjʊlər] adj [substance] → granuleux/euse, granulairegranulated sugar [ˌgrænjʊleɪtɪdˈʃʊgər] n → sucre m semouleCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
granule
(ˈgrӕnjuːl) noun a very small particle. a granule of sugar.
ˈgranular adjectiveˈgranulated (-lei-) adjective
broken into tiny particles. granulated sugar.
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