granulation

== English == === Etymology === From Late Latin grānulum (“granule”) +‎ -ation. Attested earlier than granule and granulate. By surface analysis, granulate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === granulation (countable and uncountable, plural granulations) The formation of granules, or of cereal grains. The forming of metals into granules by pouring them through a sieve into water while hot. (uncountable) The condition of being granulated. (medicine) Granulated tissue on the surface of a healing wound; granulation tissue. (astronomy) A bright, transient granular marking on the Sun's photosphere. The attachment of granules of precious metal to underlying metal of jewellery. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Etymology === From granuler +‎ -ation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁa.ny.la.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === granulation f (plural granulations) granulation === Further reading === “granulation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012