What does comminute mean?
Definitions for comminute
ˈkɒm əˌnut, -ˌnyutcom·minute
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Princeton's WordNet
grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminuteverb
reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
"grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
Wiktionary
comminuteverb
To pulverize; to smash.
comminuteverb
(injury) To cause fragmentation of bone, an intense skull fracture.
comminuteverb
To break into smaller portions.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To COMMINUTEverb
To grind; to pulverise; to break into small parts.
Etymology: comminuo, Latin.
Parchment, skins, and cloth drink in liquors, though themselves be intire bodies, and not comminuted, as sand and ashes. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 800.
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comminute
Comminute is a verb that refers to the act of grinding or crushing something into very small particles or powder. It can also refer to reducing something to a smaller, more basic form or state. This term is often used in the context of medicine or industries such as mining and manufacturing.
Webster Dictionary
Comminuteverb
to reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to pulverize; to triturate; to grind; as, to comminute chalk or bones; to comminute food with the teeth
Etymology: [L. comminutus, p. p. of comminuere to comminute; com- + minuere to lessen. See Minute.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Comminute
kom′in-ūt, v.t. to reduce to minute particles: to pulverise.—n. Comminū′tion.—Comminuted fracture, the breaking of a bone in several places: a compound fracture. [L. comminuĕre, -ūtum, to break into pieces—com, and minuĕre, to make small—root minus, less.]
Entomology
Comminute
to grind up fine: to reduce to minute particles.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of comminute in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of comminute in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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