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grain size

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grain size [′grān ‚sīz]
(geology)
Average size of mineral particles composing a rock or sediment.
(graphic arts)
Average size of silver halide grains in a photosensitive material.
(metallurgy)
Average size of grains in a metal expressed as average diameter, or grains per unit area or volume.

grain size
A measure of the size of mineral particles of soil or rock; a physical characteristic of the particles of a soil which affects its mechanical properties; used in classification and identification.


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