1) Industrial process
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Comminution is the reduction of solid materials from one average particle size to a smaller average particle size, by crushing, grinding, and other processes. In geology, it occurs naturally during faulting in the upper part of the Earth`s crust. In industry, it is an important operation in mineral processing, ceramics, electronics, and other fie....
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• (n.) Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a time; a lessening; a wearing away. • (n.) The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted. • (n.) Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces.
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The breaking, crushing, or grinding of coal, ore, or rock.
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(from the article `mineral processing`) In order to separate the valuable components of an ore from the waste rock, the minerals must be liberated from their interlocked state physically by ...
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The breaking, crushing, or grinding of coal, ore, or rock.
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Mechanical shredding or pulverizing of waste; used in solid and water waste treatment.
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<chemistry> The process of grinding or crushing a solid into fine particles. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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(kom″ĭ-noo´shәn) the act of breaking, or condition of being broken, into small fragments.
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Com`mi·nu'tion noun 1. The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted.
Bentley. 2. (Surg.) Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces.
Dunglison. 3. Gradual diminution by the removal of small pa...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: kom′i-nū′shŭn Definitions: 1. A breaking into several pieces, especially in describing a fracture.
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The breaking, crushing, or grinding of coal, ore, or rock.
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Production of powder by the breaking down of large particles, usually in a ball mill or mortar and pestle.
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Mechanical shredding or pulverizing of waste. Used in both solid waste management and wastewater treatment.
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Breaking into a number of small fragments
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