How do you pronounce granular?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹæn.jə.lɚ/.

granular

/ˈɡɹæn.jə.lɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: gran-u-lar
IPA: /ˈɡɹæn.jə.lɚ/

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Meaning

adj

Consisting of, or resembling, granules or grains.

adj

Grainy.

adj

Refined or precise.

Example Sentences

"a granular substance"
"It has a granular structure"
"This Whyn Dyke is bare at the cliffs ſeveral yards in height, and is near nine feet in width. It conſiſts of an inner part of a granular and ſomewhat porous texture..."
"This should allow for a more granular degree of control"

Etymology

From Late Latin grānulum (“granule, little grain”), diminutive of Latin grānum (“grain, seed”), + -ar. By surface analysis, granule + -ar. Compare French granulaire.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: grānulum, grānum

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡɹæn.jə.lɚ/
British English: /ˈɡɹæn.jə.lə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

more granular (comparative) most granular (superlative)

Derived Forms

agranular dysgranular equigranular extragranular fibrogranular granularisation granularise granularity granularization granularize granularly hypergranular

Phrases

granular cell tumor granular cheese coarse-grained fine-grained

Frequently Paired Words

coarse-grained fine-grained grain granulate granulation granule crumbly insubstantial

Synonyms

granulous corpuscular globular grainy granular granulary granuliform granulose particulate

Antonyms

fluidic gaseous nondusty nongrainy nongranular nonparticulate nonpowdery unfloury ungrainy ungritty unmealy unpowdery

Rhymes With

annular