Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. d'Émile Littré. 1872-1877.
Comminution — is the process in which solid materials are reduced in size, by crushing, grinding and other processes.[1][2] It occurs naturally during faulting in the upper part of the crust[3] and is an important operation in mineral processing, ceramics,… … Wikipedia
Comminution — Com mi*nu tion, n. 1. The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted. Bentley. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] 3. Gradual… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
comminution — ● comminution nom féminin Synonyme de fragmentation. ● comminution (synonymes) nom féminin Synonymes : fragmentation … Encyclopédie Universelle
Comminution — Comminution. См. Измельчение. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
comminution — ˌkäməˈn(y)üshən noun ( s) Etymology: Latin comminutus + English ion 1. : the act or action of comminuting or the fact of being comminuted : trituration, pulverization … Useful english dictionary
comminution — noun see comminute … New Collegiate Dictionary
comminution — See comminute. * * * … Universalium
comminution — noun a) The breaking or grinding up of a material to form smaller particles. b) Fracture of a bone site in multiple pieces (at least three); crumbling. Syn: crushing, pulverization, comminuted fracture … Wiktionary
comminution — A breaking into several pieces. * * * com·mi·nu·tion (kom″ĭ nooґshən) [L. comminutio] the act of breaking, or condition of being broken, into small fragments, as of a fractured bone … Medical dictionary
comminution — the reduction in size of particles through attrition … Geography glossary
