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[ adjective ] composed of or covered with relatively large particles
Synonyms gritty sandy granulose coarse-grained mealy grainy farinaceous Examples "granular sugar" "gritty sand" Used in print (J. W. C. Hagstrom et al., "Debilitating muscular...)The surfaces were coarsely and finely granular and punctuated by clear , fluid filled cysts measuring up_to 3 cm. in diameter . As shown in Figure 3 , the protoplasm of other fibers was pale , granular , or flocculated and invaded by phagocytes . (Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)To reinforce , and sometimes to replace , the simulated typography , Braque and Picasso began to mix sand and other foreign substances with their paint ; the granular texture thus created likewise called_attention_to the reality of the surface and was effective over much larger areas . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] having a granular structure like that of chondrites
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