granule

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French granule or directly from Late Latin grānulum, diminutive of Latin grānum (“grain”); for more, see grain. By surface analysis, grain +‎ -ule. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn.juːl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹæn.jul/, /ˈɡɹæn.jəl/ === Noun === granule (plural granules) A tiny grain, a small particle. (biology) A small structure in a cell. (geology) A particle from 2 to 4 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale (astronomy) a small mark in the photosphere of the sun caused by convection currents. See also Wikipedia:Granule (solar physics). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === “granule”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “granule”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === unregal == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡʁa.nyl/ Homophones: granulent, granules === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin grānulum. ==== Noun ==== granule m (plural granules) granule ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== granule inflection of granuler: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === References === “granule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡranuʎe/, (high register) [ˈɡranuʎe], (common) [ˈɡranule] Rhymes: -uʎe Hyphenation: gra‧nu‧le === Noun === granule dative/locative singular of granula == Spanish == === Verb === granule inflection of granular: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative