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grain size

diameter of individual grains of sediment, or of lithified particles in clastic rocks
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grain size

Summary

grain size ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (479 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • grain size is a type of particle size[2].
  • grain size's Commons category is recorded as Sediments by particle size[3].
  • grain size's facet of is recorded as granulometry[4].
  • grain size's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[5].
  • grain size's equivalent class is recorded as https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/granularmaterial/Grain_Size[6].
  • grain size's studied by is recorded as granulometry[7].
  • grain size's studied by is recorded as sedimentology[8].
  • grain size's studied by is recorded as petrology[9].

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Definition and Type

grain size is a type of particle size[2].

Why It Matters

grain size ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (479 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

petrology

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  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Google knowledge graph id → /g/11f3w6d41_, /g/121wcdkg
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6
    Facet of → granulometry
    Subclass of → particle size
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/granularmaterial/Grain_Size"
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