gravillon — meaning in English

English meaning

• grit noun Small, hard particles such as sand, dirt, or grime.
• pebble noun A small stone, especially one smoothed and rounded by water.

Senses

gravillon is used for these senses in English:

• grit A collection of hard small materials, such as dirt, ground stone, debris from sandblasting or other such grinding, or swarf from metalworking.
• pebble (geology) A particle from 4 to 64 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

grit — full definition

1. noun Small, hard particles such as sand, dirt, or grime.
2. noun Courage, determination, and mental toughness in the face of difficulty.
3. verb To clench (the teeth), especially to endure pain or push through difficulty.

pebble — full definition

1. noun A small stone, especially one smoothed and rounded by water.
2. verb To give leather or another surface a bumpy, textured finish.

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