granular

[ gran-yuh-ler ]

/ ˈgræn yə lər /

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adjective

of the nature of granules; grainy.

composed of or bearing granules or grains.

showing a granulated structure.

highly detailed; having many small and distinct parts: data analysis on a granular level.

Origin of granular

First recorded in 1785–95; granule + -ar¹

OTHER WORDS FROM granular

gran·u·lar·i·ty, noun gran·u·lar·ly, adverb mul·ti·gran·u·lar, adjective non·gran·u·lar, adjective

sub·gran·u·lar, adjective sub·gran·u·lar·ly, adverb sub·gran·u·lar·i·ty, noun un·gran·u·lar, adjective

Words nearby granular

grants, grants pass, grantsman, grantsmanship, granul-, granular, granular cell tumor, granular conjunctivitis, granular endoplasmic reticulum, granular layer, granular leukoblast

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A recent Pew Poll graphically likewise portrays the stark national divide, and the granular differences are gaping.

The 2014 Election Is Yet Another Scrum in the Culture Wars |Lloyd Green |October 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
When used outside of major urban areas, they minimize the risk of civilian casualties and requirements for granular intelligence.

Who the U.S. Should Really Hit in ISIS |Daniel Trombly, Yasir Abbas |September 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I stepped out of the bush plane to find everything swathed in granular snow; it all looked like a peaceful Christmas card to me.

Visiting the Arctic Circle…Before It’s Irreversibly Changed |Terry Greene Sterling |April 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
But when you get granular and local, using our county-centric approach, the correlation breaks down.

Why the Republican Party’s Narrative on Income and Voting Failed |Alex Klein |December 10, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

From a granular policy perspective, the man in the Oval Office might not make much of a difference.

Will the Economy Doom Obama? |Alex Klein |September 6, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Chronic urticaria and granular pharyngitis are not rare in gouty families.

The Treatment of Hay Fever |George Frederick Laidlaw
Cassava, manioca, tapioca, and sago are starchy materials in granular form.

Foods and Household Management |Helen Kinne
Compact quartz, like that so frequently found in veins, is also found together with granular quartzite.

A Manual of Elementary Geology |Charles Lyell.
The belly and undersurfaces of the thighs are granular; the throat is only somewhat less so.

A Distributional Study of the Amphibians of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico |William E. Duellman
Cancer, and granular kidney disease, may perhaps be alleviated, but are seldom cured.

The Action of Medicines in the System |Frederick William Headland

British Dictionary definitions for granular

granular

/ (ˈɡrænjʊlə) /

adjective

of, like, containing, or resembling a granule or granules

having a grainy or granulated surface

Derived forms of granular

granularly, adverb

Medical definitions for granular

granular

[ grăn′yə-lər ]

adj.

Composed or appearing to be composed of granules or grains.

Relating to or containing particles having a strong affinity for nuclear stains, as in certain bacteria.

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