particle-size analysis


particle-size analysis

[′pärd·ə·kəl ¦sīz ə‚nal·ə·səs] (engineering) Determination of the proportion of particles of a specified size in a granular or powder sample. (geology) A determination of the distribution of particles in a series of size classes of a soil, sediment, or rock. Also known as size analysis; size-frequency analysis.