comminution
The breaking or grinding up of a material to form smaller particlesThe breaking or grinding up of a material to form smaller particles.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, often, uncountable)The breaking or grinding up of a material to form smaller particles.
Near-synonyms: maceration, crushing, pulverization, crumbling
Zerkleinern
измельче́ниеizmelʹčénije
дро́бленняdróblennja, подрі́бненняpodríbnennja
(countable, uncountable)The fracture of a bone site into multiple pieces (at least three, and often many).
Translations
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Origin
From Latin comminūtiō (“breaking into pieces, crumbling, shattering; crushing, pulverizingFrom Latin comminūtiō (“breaking into pieces, crumbling, shattering; crushing, pulverizing”), from Latin comminuō (“to break or crumble into small pieces; to crush, pulverize”) (from com- (prefix indicating completeness) + minuō (“to make smaller; to diminish, lessen”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *mey- (“little, small”)) + Latin -tiō (suffix forming a noun relating to some action or the result of an action); equivalent to comminute + -ion.
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Forms
plural: comminutions| Singular | comminution |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable