different between granulate vs granulation

English

Etymology

granule +? -ate

Verb

granulate (third-person singular simple present granulates, present participle granulating, simple past and past participle granulated)

1. (transitive) To segment into tiny grains or particles.
2. (intransitive) To collect or be formed into grains.

   Cane juice granulates into sugar.

Related terms

• grain
• granular
• granularity
• granulation
• granule

Translations

Adjective

granulate (comparative more granulate, superlative most granulate)

1. Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in grains; granular.
2. Having numerous small elevations, like shagreen.

Further reading

• granulate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• granulate in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Italian

Adjective

granulate

1. feminine plural of granulato

Verb

granulate

1. second-person plural present indicative of granulare
2. second-person plural imperative of granulare
3. feminine plural of granulato

Latin

Adjective

gr?nul?te

1. vocative masculine singular of gr?nul?tus

English

Etymology

granulate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

granulation (countable and uncountable, plural granulations)

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

Derived terms

Related terms

• grain
• granular
• granularity
• granulate
• granulatory
• granule

Translations

French

Noun

granulation f (plural granulations)

1. granulation