comminution

noun

com·​mi·​nu·​tion ˌkä-mə-ˈn(y)ü-shən 

plural -s

1

: the act or action of comminuting or the fact of being comminuted : trituration, pulverization

2

: gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a time : wearing away : lessening

natural and necessary comminution of our lives

—Samuel Johnson

3

: fracture (as of a bone) into a number of pieces

Word History

Etymology

Latin comminutus + English -ion

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Rhymes for comminution

• absolution
• allocution
• attribution
• constitution
• contribution
• convolution
• destitution
• devolution
• diminution
• dissolution
• distribution
• elocution