Comminution
Pronunciation : Com`mi*nu"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted. Bentley.
2. (Surg.)
Defn: Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces. Dunglison.
3. Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a time; a lessening; a wearing away. Natural and necessary comminution of our lives. Johnson.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913