coarse-grained
Example Sentences
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These areas have coarse-grained sand, gravel and cobbles that make for highly permeable pathways to replenish groundwater.
From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2024
"We used coarse-grained molecular dynamic simulations, which although offering lower resolution allowed us to study the aggregation of multiple IDPs in a mixture."
From Science Daily • Apr. 2, 2024
The Stone of Destiny, described as coarse-grained, pinkish buff sandstone, is seen as a historic symbol of Scotland's monarchy.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2022
Producer Butch Vig and mixer Andy Wallace were also vital, applying precisely the right amount of gleam to the band's coarse-grained, jet engine roar.
From Salon • Sep. 24, 2021
His assistant "charges" each new hole by filling the bottom with coarse-grained gunpowder.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
Vocabulary lists containing coarse-grained
Earth Science - Middle School
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Earth Science - High School
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