granular

adjective
gran·​u·​lar | \ ˈgran-yə-lər How to pronounce granular (audio) \

Definition of granular

1 : consisting of or appearing to consist of granules : grainy
2 : finely detailed granular reports

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Other Words from granular

granularity \ ˌgran-​yə-​ˈler-​ə-​tē How to pronounce granularity (audio) \ noun

Synonyms & Antonyms for granular

Synonyms

coarse, grained, grainy, granulated

Antonyms

dusty, fine, floury, powdery, superfine, ultrafine

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Examples of granular in a Sentence

icy, granular snow makes for terrible skiing—if you can, ski on light, powdery snow

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With a mixture of granular detail and analyses of Kennedy's decision-making and political savvy, American Moonshot transcends mere narrative to help us understand how America launched a crash program to land a man on the moon. Dallas News, "Books examine the courage and scientific know-how that propelled us to the moon," 1 July 2019 The show has been praised by residents of the former U.S.S.R. for its granular attention to detail, and for contextualizing the disaster and its aftermath within the Soviet mentality. Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, ""The Truth Isn't A Game:" Chernobyl Creator Craig Mazin On What The Year's Most Powerful Show Can Teach Us," 5 June 2019 This almanac highlights many historic sites and landmarks that tell the San Diego story at a granular level. Roger Showley, San Diego Union-Tribune, "250 years of San Diego," 30 June 2019 These people have been rendered at a granular level with precision and resonance. Matthew Klam, The New Yorker, "The Weird, Violent, Uplifting Paintings of Mark Greenwold," 26 June 2019 So an app that requires a more granular level of information about someone’s identity, such as an auction app or banking app may have to simply use their own direct login. Lauren Goode, WIRED, "App Makers Are Mixed on ‘Sign In With Apple’," 15 June 2019 At a granular level, though, symmetry is really about moving points. Quanta Magazine, "A Proof About Where Symmetries Can’t Exist," 23 Oct. 2018 But researchers can still get bogged down in the granular details required to control a robot using ROS. Matt Simon, WIRED, "Facebook Unleashes Software to Make Programming Robots Easy," 20 June 2019 View Sample Sign Up Now The plot occasionally gets bogged down in granular detail. Time, ""Review: The E.U. Is Unraveling. 'The Capital' Gets That Better Than Most"," 13 June 2019

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First Known Use of granular

1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for granular

see granule

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granular

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of granular

: made of or appearing to be made of small pieces or granules

granular

adjective
gran·​u·​lar | \ ˈgran-yə-lər How to pronounce granular (audio) \

Medical Definition of granular

1a : consisting of or containing granules : having a grainy texture
b : having granules with an affinity for specific biological stains granular cytoplasm
2 : having or marked by granulations granular tissue

Other Words from granular

granularity \ ˌgran-​yə-​ˈlar-​ət-​ē How to pronounce granularity (audio) \ noun, plural granularities

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