COMMINUTE


Meaning of COMMINUTE in English

— comminution , n.

/kom"euh nooht', -nyooht'/ , v. , comminuted, comminuting , adj.

v.t.

1. to pulverize; triturate.

adj.

2. comminuted; divided into small parts.

3. powdered; pulverized.

[ 1620-30; comminutus, ptp. of comminuere, equiv. to com- COM- + minuere to lessen, akin to minor MINOR ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .