gran·u·lar·i·ty
-ətē,
-i
plural -es
1
: the quality or state of being granular
a rock with medium to coarse granularity
2
: nonuniformity in light-transmitting or reflecting properties of a developed photographic image produced by its individual particles
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Adjective
icy, granular snow makes for terrible skiing—if you can, ski on light, powdery snow
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Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Plants need only 1 tablespoon of granular fertilizer per foot of shrub height and width.
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These constraints can be far more granular than anything in traditional privacy frameworks but build on the similar expectations considered in the use of privacy controls.
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Adjective
With nearly all the votes counted, Angelenos are now getting a more granular understanding of the strongholds built up by each of the top three mayoral candidates.
—Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2026
Plants need only 1 tablespoon of granular fertilizer per foot of shrub height and width.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 June 2026
Water researchers and community advocates say the only way to understand data center water usage is if Amazon and its peers share more granular data.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
These constraints can be far more granular than anything in traditional privacy frameworks but build on the similar expectations considered in the use of privacy controls.
—Eric Reicin, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
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“Granular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granular. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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granular
adjective
gran·u·lar
ˈgran-yə-lər 
1
: consisting of grains
2
: having a grainy structure, feel, or appearance
Medical Definition
granular
adjective
gran·u·lar
ˈgran-yə-lər
1
a
: 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
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