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granule

/ˈɡɹæn.jul/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
gran-ule
IPA
/ˈɡɹæn.jul/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tiny grain, a small particle.

noun

A small structure in a cell.

noun

A particle from 2 to 4 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale

noun

a small mark in the photosphere of the sun caused by convection currents. See also Wikipedia:Granule (solar physics).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂-nós Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm Proto-Italic *grānom Latin grānum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin ulum Latin grānulumbor. French granulebor. English granule Borrowed from French granule or directly from Late Latin grānulum, diminutive of Latin grānum (“grain”); for more, see grain. By surface analysis, grain + -ule.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *ǵerh₂-, grānulum, grānum

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɡɹæn.jul/
  • British English: /ˈɡɹæn.juːl/

Inflected Forms

granules (plural)

Derived Forms

agranulocyte agranulosis granuliferous granuliform granulin granulite granulize granuloblast granulocyte granuloma granulometer granulometry

Phrases

anti-bumping granule antibumping granule Birbeck granule Fordyce granule Fordyce's granule granule cell lamellar granule Nissl granule

Frequently Paired Words

grain granola granular granularity granulate granulation

Rhymes With

daniel nathaniel mcdaniel spaniel

Questions

How do you pronounce granule?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹæn.jul/.
What does granule mean?
A tiny grain, a small particle.
Where does granule come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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