[syn: pulverization, pulverisation]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pulverization \Pul`ver*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pulv['e]risation.]
The action of reducing to dust or powder.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pulverization
n 1: a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a
solid that has been pulverized [syn: powder,
pulverization, pulverisation]
2: the act of grinding to a powder or dust [syn: grind,
mill, pulverization, pulverisation]
3: annihilation by pulverizing something [syn: pulverization,
pulverisation]