"granulometry" meaning in English

See granulometry in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: granulometries [plural]
Etymology: From granule + -o- + -metry. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|granule|-o-|-metry}} granule + -o- + -metry Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} granulometry (countable and uncountable, plural granulometries)
  1. (geology) The measurement of the sizes of mineral grains in sedimentary rock. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the measurement of the sizes of mineral grains in sedimentary rock): κοκκομετρία (kokkometría) [feminine] (Greek), granulometria [feminine] (Italian), granulometria [feminine] (Portuguese), granulometrie [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-granulometry-en-noun-f8670Yq7 Categories (other): Geology, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -o-, English terms suffixed with -metry, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -o-: 84 16 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -metry: 86 14 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 87 13 Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'the measurement of the sizes of mineral grains in sedimentary rock': 85 15
  2. (by extension) The measurement of the size distribution in granular material. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-granulometry-en-noun-QG8TYij3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: granulometer

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