granulometry

noun — 2 senses

granulometry

noun

Etymology From granule + -o- + -metry.

1

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences The measurement of the sizes of mineral grains in sedimentary rock.

2

Broadly The measurement of the size distribution in granular material.

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