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English-Thai Dictionary

comminution

N การ ทำให้ เล็ก ลง kan-tam-hai-lek-long

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

COMMINUTION

n. 1. The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization.
2. Attenuation; as comminution of spirits.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COMMINUTION

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.

2. (Surg.)

Defn: Fracture (of a bone ) into a number of pieces. Dunglison.

3. Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a time; a lessening; a wearing away. Natural and necessary comminution of our lives. Johnson.

New American Oxford Dictionary

comminution

com mi nu tion |ˌkäməˈn (y )o͞oSHən ˌkɑməˈn (j )uʃən | ▶noun technical the action of reducing a material, an ore, to minute particles or fragments.

Oxford Dictionary

comminution

comminution |ˌkɒmɪˈnjuːʃ (ə )n | ▶noun [ mass noun ] technical the action of reducing a material, especially a mineral ore, to minute particles or fragments.