What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Granulation vs Spreading - What's the difference?

granulation | spreading |

As nouns the difference between granulation and spreading

is that granulation is the formation of granules while spreading is the act by which something is spread.

As a verb spreading is

.

granulation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The formation of granules
  • (uncountable) The condition of being granulated
  • Granulated tissue on the surface of a healing wound; granulation tissue
  • (astronomy) A bright, transient granular marking on the Sun's photosphere
  • The attachment of granules of precious metal to underlying metal of jewellery

    • Related terms

    * grain * granular * granularity * granulate * granule

    spreading

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-05-10, author=Audrey Garric
    • , volume=188, issue=22, page=30, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) citation , passage=As towns continue to grow, replanting vegetation has become a form of urban utopia and green roofs are spreading fast. Last year 1m square metres of plant-covered roofing was built in France, as much as in the US, and 10 times more than in Germany, the pioneer in this field.}}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is spread.
  • * 1991 , Samuel D. Robbins, Wisconsin Birdlife: Population & Distribution Past & Present (page 579)
    • Small numbers [of meadowlarks] remain on farms in the southern counties throughout the winter, usually relying on fresh manure spreadings for food when snow covers the fields.