Granulometry
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Granulometry is a noun meaning (geology) The measurement of the sizes of mineral grains in sedimentary rock.
Meaning
(geology) The measurement of the sizes of mineral grains in sedimentary rock.
More Meanings
- (by extension) The measurement of the size distribution in granular material.
Example Sentences
Recent studies demonstrate that encapsulation of the healing agent provides successive repair by reducing the capsules’ diameter to the material granulometry [2] and by casting them through materials compatible to concrete (i.e., [3]).
Word Forms
- granulometries
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include granule, granulite, gravel, grus, mineralography, microsegregation.
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