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grindability

grindability noun: the degree of ease with which something may be ground.

Noun

grindability (countable and uncountable, plural grindabilities)

  1. The degree of ease with which something may be ground.
    • Similarity of the curves shows that changing moisture-free weight of the standard samples is not a controlling factor in determining the trend of grindability with moisture content.1955, Robert C. Ellman, John W. Belter, Grindability Testing of Lignites, page 24
    • The breakage rate and breakage distribution functions were used to simulate the Bond batch grinds using the approach of Lewis et al [31], however, the simulated grindabilities deviated considerably from the measured results.2006, Ashok Gupta, Denis S. Yan, Mineral Processing Design and Operation: An Introduction, page 86

Forms of grindability

pluralgrindabilities

Origin of grindability

From grind + -ability.

Questions about grindability

What does grindability mean?
Grindability means the degree of ease with which something may be ground.
What part of speech is grindability?
Grindability is a noun.
What is the plural of grindability?
The plural of grindability is grindabilities.

Words near grindability in the dictionary

  1. grind out
  2. grind the corn
  3. grind to a halt
  4. grind up
  5. grindabilities
  6. grindability
  7. grindable
  8. grindadrap
  9. grindage
  10. grindal worm
  11. grindal worms

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