granule

n. 小粒, 细粒, 颗粒 [计] 区组

发音

UK /ˈɡɹæn.juːl/
US /ˈɡɹæn.jul/
US /ˈɡɹæn.jəl/

词形变化

granules 复数 granules

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A tiny grain, a small particle.

    颗粒

  2. 2.

    A small structure in a cell.

    生物
  3. 3.

    A particle from 2 to 4 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale

    地质
  4. 4.

    a small mark in the photosphere of the sun caused by convection currents. See also Wikipedia:Granule (solar physics).

    天文

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

grain

下位词 3

chondrule microsome plastid

相关短语

granule cell granule cells [医] [颗]粒细胞, 吞噬性小神经胶质 anti-bumping granule antibumping granule Nissl granule lamellar granule Birbeck granule Fordyce granule Fordyce's granule pollen granule

词源

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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