Definition of Granularity

1. Noun. The quality of being composed of relatively large particles.

Exact synonyms: Coarseness, Graininess
Generic synonyms: Raggedness, Roughness
Specialized synonyms: Sandiness
Derivative terms: Grainy, Granular

Definition of Granularity

1. Noun. The condition of being granular ¹

2. Noun. The extent to which something is granular ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Granularity

1. [n -TIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Granularity

granular leukocyte
granular lids
granular ophthalmia
granular pearlite
granular pits
granular pneumonocytes
granular trachoma
granular urethritis
granularisation
granularise
granularised
granularises
granularising
granularities
granularity (current term)
granularization
granularize
granularized
granularizes
granularizing
granularly
granulary
granulate
granulated
granulated opium
granulated sugar
granulates
granulating
granulatio

Literary usage of Granularity

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Field Geology by Frederic Henry Lahee (1917)
"granularity.—Frost action, repeated temperature changes, and certain other ... granularity of surface may be produced under water when one of the rock ..."

2. The American Amateur Photographer (1906)
"The appearance of granularity in the reproduction is often very manifest, though the original to the careless glance seems free from this ..."

3. Partial Evaluation and Automatic Program Generation by Neil D. Jones, Carsten K. Gomard, Peter Sestoft (1993)
"4.9 The granularity of binding-time analysis Until now we have assumed that task of binding-time analysis is to compute one division, valid at all program ..."

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