Pulverization — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

the act of grinding to a powder or dust

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˌʌlvɚɹaɪzˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/pˌʌlvəɹaɪzˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˌʌlvəɹaɪzˈeɪʃən/

5 syllables Say it as /pˌʌlvɚɹaɪzˈeɪʃən/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mill pulverisation powder grind

Word Forms

powdery	adjective	consisting of fine particles
powder	verb	make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
powderize	verb	make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
pulverize	verb	become powder or dust
pulverise	verb	become powder or dust
grind	verb	reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
mill	verb	grind with a mill

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Pulverisierung

eine feste Substanz in Form winziger loser Partikel; ein Feststoff, der pulverisiert wurde

🇫🇷French

pulvérisation

une substance solide sous forme de minuscules particules libres ; un solide qui a été pulvérisé

🇪🇸Spanish

pulverización

una sustancia sólida en forma de pequeñas partículas sueltas; un sólido que ha sido pulverizado

🇮🇹Italian

polverizzazione

una sostanza solida sotto forma di minuscole particelle sciolte; un solido che è stato polverizzato

🇳🇱Dutch

verpulvering

een vaste stof in de vorm van kleine losse deeltjes; een vaste stof die verpulverd is

🇵🇹Portuguese

pulverização

uma substância sólida na forma de minúsculas partículas soltas; um sólido que foi pulverizado

🇷🇺Russian

распыление

твердое вещество в виде мельчайших рыхлых частиц; твердое вещество, измельченное в порошок

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दलन

छोटे ढीले कणों के रूप में एक ठोस पदार्थ; एक ठोस जिसे चूर्णित किया गया हो

🇮🇳Tamil

பொடியாக்குதல்

சிறிய தளர்வான துகள்கள் வடிவில் ஒரு திடமான பொருள்; பொடியாக்கப்பட்ட ஒரு திடப்பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

పల్వరైజేషన్

చిన్న వదులుగా ఉండే కణాల రూపంలో ఒక ఘన పదార్థం; పల్వరైజ్ చేయబడిన ఘన

🇮🇳Marathi

पल्व्हरायझेशन

लहान सैल कणांच्या स्वरूपात एक घन पदार्थ; पल्व्हराइज केलेले घन

🇮🇳Gujarati

પલ્વરાઇઝેશન

નાના છૂટક કણોના સ્વરૂપમાં ઘન પદાર્થ; એક નક્કર જે પલ્વરાઇઝ કરવામાં આવ્યું છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪುಡಿಮಾಡುವಿಕೆ

ಸಣ್ಣ ಸಡಿಲ ಕಣಗಳ ರೂಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಘನ ವಸ್ತು; ಪುಡಿಮಾಡಿದ ಘನವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊടിക്കുക

ചെറിയ അയഞ്ഞ കണങ്ങളുടെ രൂപത്തിൽ ഒരു ഖര പദാർത്ഥം; പൊടിച്ച ഒരു സോളിഡ്

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粉碎

微小松散颗粒形式的固体物质；已粉碎的固体

🇯🇵Japanese

粉砕

小さなばらばらの粒子の形をした固体物質。粉砕された固体

🇰🇷Korean

분쇄

작은 느슨한 입자 형태의 고체 물질; 분쇄된 고체

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nghiền thành bột

một chất rắn ở dạng các hạt nhỏ li ti; một chất rắn đã được nghiền thành bột

🇹🇭Thai

การทำให้ป่น

สารที่เป็นของแข็งในรูปของอนุภาคหลวมขนาดเล็ก ของแข็งที่ถูกแหลกเป็นชิ้นๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembubukan

zat padat berupa partikel-partikel kecil yang lepas; suatu benda padat yang telah dihaluskan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagpulbos

isang solidong sangkap sa anyo ng maliliit na maluwag na mga particle; isang solidong pinulbos

🇲🇾Malay

penumbuk

bahan pepejal dalam bentuk zarah longgar kecil; pepejal yang telah dihancurkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

السحق

مادة صلبة على شكل جزيئات صغيرة فضفاضة. مادة صلبة تم سحقها

🇮🇷Persian

پودر شدن

یک ماده جامد به شکل ذرات سست کوچک؛ جامدی که پودر شده است

🇹🇷Turkish

toz haline getirme

küçük gevşek parçacıklar biçiminde katı bir madde; toz haline getirilmiş bir katı

🇮🇱Hebrew

פירוק

חומר מוצק בצורת חלקיקים רופפים זעירים; מוצק שפורק

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