granular meaning and definition

GRANULAR adjective

Definition of granular (adjective)

1. composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency
   • "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue"
   • synonyms: coarse-grained, farinaceous, grainy, granulose, gritty, mealy
2. having a granular structure like that of chondrites
   • synonyms: chondritic
   • antonym: achondritic