adj., -i·er, -i·est.

1. Made of or resembling grain; granular.
2. Resembling the grain of wood.
3. Having a granular appearance due to the clumping of particles in the emulsion. Used of photographs and film.

graininess grain'i·ness n.

1. In audio, scratchy sound that is the result of inferior quality in either the recording or the playback equipment.

2. In film, degree that the granules of silver (which make up the emulsion) appear in the print or on the screen. As a photograph is blown up to larger proportions, the granules become more obvious; the greater the enlargement, the greater the degree of graininess. Also, the faster the film speed is, whether in still photography or moving pictures, the more likely it is that the grain will be visible. See also film speed.

adjective

Consisting of or covered with large particles: coarse, granular, gritty, rough. See smooth/rough.

A fault in x-ray films in which there is clumping together of the silver particles in the emulsion, causing the image to lose its homogeneous appearance and to give an impression of lumpiness.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - kornet, grynet

Nederlands (Dutch)
korrelig, geaderd

Français (French)
adj. - (Phot) qui a du grain, veiné, grainé, granuleux

Deutsch (German)
adj. - körnig, gemasert, genarbt

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κοκκώδης, σπειρωτός

Italiano (Italian)
granuloso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - granuloso, semelhante aos veios da madeira

Русский (Russian)
шероховатый, гранулированный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - granulado, granuloso, veteado, graneado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - kornig, kornfylld, ådrig (likt trä)

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
粒状的, 木纹状的, 多粒的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 粒狀的, 木紋狀的, 多粒的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 알갱이가 많은, 나뭇결 같은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 粒状の, 粒子の粗い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مجزأ, مجزع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דמוי גרגר, מטושטש, גרעיני (בצילום)‬

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