'Comminution' definitions:
Definition of 'Comminution'
From: GCIDE
- Comminution \Com`mi*nu"tion\, n.
- 1. The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Surg.) Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a time; a lessening; a wearing away. [1913 Webster]
- Natural and necessary comminution of our lives. --Johnson. [1913 Webster]