The Collaborative International Dictionary
Comminute \Com"mi*nute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Comminuted; p.
pr. & vb. n. Comminuting.] [L. comminutus, p. p. of
comminuere to comminute; com- + minuere to lessen. See
Minute.]
To reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to
pulverize; to triturate; to grind; as, to comminute chalk or
bones; to comminute food with the teeth.
--Pennant.
Comminuted fracture. See under Fracture.
Wiktionary
reduced to small particles or to powder, as by crushing or pulverizing. v
(en-past of: comminute)
WordNet
Wikipedia
Comminuted may refer to:
- Comminution, the process in which solid materials are reduced in size, by crushing, grinding and other processes
- Bone fracture, as in a crushed or splintered bone
- Comminuted skull fracture, with broken portions of bone displaced inward
Usage examples of "comminuted".
After his removal it was found that his left humerus was fractured at its lower third, and apparently comminuted.
I told her what you told me to tell her: that you were now but an incoherent series of compound fractures extending from your scalp-lock to your heels, and that the comminuted projections caused you to look like a hat-rack.
With an occasional lounge on the soft sand, when the body became clad in a costume of mica spangles and finely comminuted shell grit, the bathe continued for two hours, with an after effect of sleek and silky content.