granule

Signification (Anglais)

1. A tiny grain, a small particle.
2. A small structure in a cell.
3. A particle from 2 to 4 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale
4. a small mark in the photosphere of the sun caused by convection currents. See also Wikipedia:Granule (solar physics).

Concepts

grain

granule

graine

pépin

granulation

Granule

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɡɹæn.juːl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Borrowed from French granule or directly from Late Latin grānulum, diminutive of Latin grānum (“grain”); for more, see grain. By surface analysis, grain + -ule.