granulation
the act or process of granulating.
a granulated condition.
any of the grains of a granulated surface.
Pathology.
the formation of granulation tissue, especially in healing.
Astronomy. one of the small, short-lived features of the sun's surface that in the aggregate give it a mottled appearance when viewed with a telescope.
Origin of granulation
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How to use granulation in a sentence
The pulp is either white or red, and is full of little egg-shaped granulations.
When the sore is becoming clean, and the granulations are rising freely, pursue the methods recommended in paragraph .
A Treatise on Sheep: | Ambrose BlacklockThe possible presence of granulations must always be borne in mind.
The tricuspid and mitral valves were thickened, and exhibiting minute granulations on their surface.
An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis | Archibald MakellarThe ramifications are lost in the periphery amid fine granulations that resemble spores.
British Dictionary definitions for granulation
/ (ˌɡrænjʊˈleɪʃən) /
the act or process of granulating
a granulated texture or surface
a single bump or grain in such a surface
Also: granule astronomy any of numerous bright regions (approximate diameter 900 km) having a fine granular structure that can appear briefly on any part of the sun's surface
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