granulation

UK: /ˌɡrænjʊˈleɪʃən/ US: /ˌgrænjəˈleɪʃən/ ,(gran′yə lā′shən)

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

gran•u•la•tion  (gran′yə lā′shən), n. 

1. the act or process of granulating.
2. a granulated condition.
3. any of the grains of a granulated surface.
4. Pathology
   • the formation of granulation tissue, esp. in healing.
   • See granulation tissue. 
5. Astronomy one of the small, short-lived features of the sun's surface that in the aggregate give it a mottled appearance when viewed with a telescope.

• granule + -ation 1606–15

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granulation / ˌɡrænjʊˈleɪʃən/ noun

1. the act or process of granulating
2. a granulated texture or surface
3. a single bump or grain in such a surface
4. See granulation tissue
5. Also: granule any of numerous bright regions (approximate diameter 900 km) having a fine granular structure that can appear briefly on any part of the sun's surface

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

gran•u•lat•ed /ˈgrænyəˌleɪtɪd/   adj. 

1. made like or resembling grains:
   granulated sugar.

gran•u•la•tion /ˌgrænyəˈleɪʃən/  n. [uncountable]