noun
Meaning 1
The act of pulverizing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pulverization
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noun
Meaning 2
annihilation by pulverizing something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pulverisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: annihilation, obliteration
noun
Meaning 3
the act of grinding to a powder or dust
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: grind, mill, pulverisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: crush, crunch, compaction
noun
Meaning 4
a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: powder, pulverisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: solid
History
Etymology
From French pulvérisation. By surface analysis, pulverize + -ation.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: разпрашаване (razprašavane) — act of pulverizing
- Catalan: polvorització — act of pulverizing
- French: pulvérisation — act of pulverizing
- Galician: pulverización — act of pulverizing
- Greek: κονιορτοποίηση (koniortopoíisi) — act of pulverizing
- Italian: polverizzazione — act of pulverizing
- Latin: pulverizātiō — act of pulverizing
- Polish: sproszkowanie — act of pulverizing
- Portuguese: pulverização — act of pulverizing
- Russian: пульверизация (pulʹverizacija) — act of pulverizing
- Spanish: pulverización — act of pulverizing