"microstructural" meaning in English

See microstructural in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- English structural English microstructural From micro- + structural. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-|structural|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- English structural English microstructural [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "small", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "little", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mey-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μικρός", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "micro-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "structural", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "microstructural", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="microstructural"> From micro- + structural. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} microstructural (not comparable)
  1. Relating to a microstructure. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: microstructurally, ultramicrostructural
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