"microstructure" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: microstructures [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- English structure English microstructure From micro- + structure. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-|structure|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- English structure English microstructure [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" : "structure", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "microstructure", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="microstructure"> From micro- + structure. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} microstructure (countable and uncountable, plural microstructures)
  1. Fine-scale structure.
    The fine structure of a material or tissue as revealed by microscopy.
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  2. Fine-scale structure.
    (metallurgy) The fine structure of a pure metal or alloy, as revealed by magnifications of 25X or greater.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-microstructure-en-noun-VVt5sazs Categories (other): Metallurgy, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 41 38 21 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 40 38 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 40 38 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 39 21 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 35 38 27 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 39 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 32 34 34 Topics: engineering, metallurgy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  3. Fine-scale structure.
    (meteorology, oceanography) Fine-scale structure in such variables as temperature, salinity, velocity, etc.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-microstructure-en-noun-ssKc8KGt Categories (other): Meteorology, Oceanography, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with micro-, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 41 38 21 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 40 38 22 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 40 38 22 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 39 21 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 35 38 27 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 40 39 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 35 30 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 32 34 34 Topics: climatology, geography, meteorology, natural-sciences, oceanography
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: microstructural, ultramicrostructure

Inflected forms

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