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pulverized


Meanings
  • Verb

    To reduce (something) to powder or fine particles.

  • Verb

    To crush or grind into a powder.


Rhymes
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humidified , satisfied , trivialized
Variants
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pulverizable , pulverization , pulverizations , pulverize , pulverized , pulverizer , pulverizers , pulverizes , pulverizing
Etymology
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From the Latin word 'pulverizare', meaning 'to make into powder'.


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  1. The term 'pulverized' is often used in the mining industry to describe the process of reducing rocks into smaller particles for further processing.

  2. The world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider, can pulverize protons and other particles to incredibly small sizes.


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  1. Grinding: The process of reducing a substance to smaller particles by applying force, typically using a mill or grinder.

  2. Crushing: The act of breaking or compressing something into smaller pieces.


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In literature, 'pulverized' is often used metaphorically to describe emotional or psychological states, such as a person being 'pulverized' by grief or despair. In science, it is used to describe the process of turning substances into powder form for various applications.

How to Memorize "pulverized"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a mortar and pestle, or a coffee grinder, being used to pulverize substances into powder.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'pulverized' with the image of a powdery substance, such as flour or snow.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Pulverized Pots' to remember the definition: 'Pulverized' means 'to make into powder, like pots being smashed into pieces'.


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