granulation

Meaning

1. The formation of granules, or of cereal grains.
2. The forming of metals into granules by pouring them through a sieve into water while hot.
3. The condition of being granulated.
4. Granulated tissue on the surface of a healing wound; granulation tissue.
5. A bright, transient granular marking on the Sun's photosphere.
6. The attachment of granules of precious metal to underlying metal of jewellery.

Etymology / origin

From Late Latin grānulum (“granule”) + -ation. Attested earlier than granule and granulate. By surface analysis, granulate + -ion.

Related words

Descendant words

• granulaatio(Finnish) (cog)

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