granular

adjective

gran·​u·​lar ˈgran-yə-lər How to pronounce granular (audio)
1
: consisting of or appearing to consist of granules : grainy
2
: finely detailed
granular reports
granularity noun

Examples of granular in a Sentence

icy, granular snow makes for terrible skiing—if you can, ski on light, powdery snow
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Yet the company still withholds granular change-logs, training-data disclosures, or per-update regression tests. Kolawole Samuel Adebayo, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 When the world shut down due to COVID-19, Fischer utilized the opportunity to have granular conversations about how recruiting works. Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025 The team will consist of roughly 12 working-level experts from various US government agencies and discuss more granular details about a path to a new nuclear agreement, such as potential sanctions relief and limitations on Iran’s nuclear program, a source familiar told CNN. Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2025 How’s this for granular detail: Heaps gleaned a not-small difference, day to night, in how the ball reacts to Charlotte’s fake grass. Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for granular

Word History

Etymology

see granule

First Known Use

1762, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of granular was in 1762

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“Granular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/granular. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

granular

adjective
gran·​u·​lar ˈgran-yə-lər How to pronounce granular (audio)
1
: consisting of grains
2
: having a grainy structure, feel, or appearance
granularity noun

Medical Definition

granular

adjective
gran·​u·​lar ˈgran-yə-lər How to pronounce granular (audio)
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
granularity noun
plural granularities

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