granule.
A tiny grain, a small particle.
Meaning & usage
A tiny grain, a small particle.
A small structure in a cell.
A particle from 2 to 4 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
a small mark in the photosphere of the sun caused by convection currents. See also Wikipedia:Granule (solar physics).
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-nóm Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂-nós Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥h₂nóm Proto-Italic *grānom Latin grānum Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin ulum Latin grānulumbor. French granulebor. English granule Borrowed from French granule or directly from Late Latin grānulum, diminutive of Latin grānum (“grain”); for more, see grain. By surface analysis, grain + -ule.
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