Hypertext Webster Gateway: "granular"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Granular \Gran"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. granulaire. See {Granule}.]
Consisting of, or resembling, grains; as, a granular
substance.
{Granular limestone}, crystalline limestone, or marble,
having a granular structure.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
granular
adj 1: composed of or covered with relatively large particles;
"granular sugar"; "gritty sand" [syn: {farinaceous}, {coarse-grained},
{grainy}, {granulose}, {gritty}, {mealy}, {sandy}]
2: having a granular structure like that of chondrites [syn: {chondritic}]
[ant: {achondritic}]
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