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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesgranular
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ɡɾɐnuˈlaɾ/
"Precisamos de dados mais granulares para o projeto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Resembling or consisting of small grains or particles.
"The beach sand had a remarkably granular texture underfoot." - 2
Involving or characterized by a high level of detail; finely detailed.
"The marketing team requested granular data on customer purchasing habits."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'granulum', meaning a small grain, which is a diminutive of 'granum' (grain). The word entered the English language in the 17th century, initially used in geology and chemistry to describe substances composed of small grains, and has since evolved metaphorically to describe high levels of detail in data, systems, or analysis.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Granular" is said worldwide
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granuleux
Transliteration: /ɡʁan.y.lø/
"Cette texture est très granuleux au toucher."
granular
Transliteration: /ɡʁanuˈlaːɐ̯/
"Wir benötigen eine granulare Analyse der Verkaufszahlen."
granulare
Transliteration: /ɡranjuˈlare/
"Il rapporto fornisce dettagli molto granulari."
granular
Transliteration: /ɡɾanuˈlaɾ/
"El informe ofrece información muy granular."
granular
Transliteration: /ɡɾɐnuˈlaɾ/
"Precisamos de dados mais granulares para o projeto."
दानेदार
Transliteration: dānedār
"इस मिट्टी की बनावट काफी दानेदार है।"
粒状的
Transliteration: lì zhuàng de
"我们需要更详细的数据分析。"
세립의
Transliteration: serib-ui
"우리는 더 세밀한 데이터가 필요합니다."
粒状の
Transliteration: ryūjō no
"より詳細なデータ分析が必要です。"
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