Complete Definition of "granule"

English
wikipedia|Granule

Etymology
From the Latin granum|granulum, little grain.

Noun
en-noun

  1. A tiny grain, a small particle.
  2. geology A fragment of rock etc., larger than a sand grain and smaller than a pebble.
  3. astronomy a small mark in the photosphere of the sun caused by convection currents. See also Wikipedia:Granule (solar physics).

Translations
Maori: pata

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