Comminution
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Comminution [1]
(1): (n.) Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces.
(2): (n.) Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a time; a lessening; a wearing away.
(3): (n.) The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted.