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granulometry

granulometry noun: the measurement of the sizes of mineral grains in sedimentary rock.

Noun

granulometry (countable and uncountable, plural granulometries)

  1. The measurement of the sizes of mineral grains in sedimentary rock.
  2. (broadly) The measurement of the size distribution in granular material.
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Forms of granulometry

pluralgranulometries

Origin of granulometry

From granule + -o- + -metry.

Questions about granulometry

What does granulometry mean?
Granulometry means the measurement of the sizes of mineral grains in sedimentary rock.
What part of speech is granulometry?
Granulometry is a noun.
What is the plural of granulometry?
The plural of granulometry is granulometries.

Words near granulometry in the dictionary

  1. granulometer
  2. granulometers
  3. granulometric
  4. granulometrically
  5. granulometries
  6. granulometry
  7. granulomonocytic
  8. granulonodular
  9. granulopenia
  10. granulopenias
  11. granulopexy

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