pulverization
- noun
- /ˌpʌlvəraɪˈzeɪʃən/
- US
:
pulverización
- Daniel Greenstein of the University of California (Quint, 2006) cites a very practical reason for digitizing books: In electronic form, books are not vulnerable to natural disasters or the pulverization that comes with age.
Examples
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This produces an even pulverization and you know, you just do what he's doing.
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With this model, grinding-induced cracks and pulverization layers become predictable.
Academic text (2011) -
The euphoria following the pulverization of an overmatched Third World country continued for some months but eventually faded as neglected domestic problems came to the fore, and as the results of the war came under closer scrutiny.
Academic text (1993) -
Raytheon Engineers & Constructors in Cambridge, Mass., has received a $52 million contract to design and install a coal pulverization plant to fuel Bethlehem Steel Corp.'s facility in Sparrows Point, Md.
Academic text (2000) -
The process of pulverization is essential in creating fine flour from whole grains.
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The pulverization of the rocks made it easier to extract minerals from the ground.
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In the laboratory, pulverization is often used to prepare samples for analysis.
Synonyms
18
3.4
A process that grinds something into a fine powder
5
2.5
The act of crushing something into small pieces or powder
1
9.9
The act of breaking something into many small pieces by crushing or grinding
1
7.6
To break a liquid into very small droplets for spraying
The act of grinding grain into flour
How Fine
- Specialized
1
7.6
- US
- Specialized
4
5.1
1
6.0
224
1.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Pulverization comes from the Latin root pulvis, meaning 'dust', and is related to the English word 'powder'. So, pulverization is the action of crushing or grinding something until it becomes fine dust or powder.