particle size [`pärd·ǝ·kǝl ´sīz] GEOLOGY The general dimensions of the particles or mineral grains in a rock or sediment based on the premise that the particles are spheres; commonly measured by sieving, by calculating setting velocities, or by determining areas of microscopic images. METALLURGY The average and controlling lineal dimension of an individual particle of metal powder as determined by suitable screens or other methods of analysis. |