Definition of Microstructure

1. Noun. The fine structure of a material or tissue as revealed by microscopy. ¹

2. Noun. (metallurgy) The fine structure of a pure metal or alloy, as revealed by magnifications of 25X or greater. ¹

3. Noun. (context: meteorology oceanography) Fine-scale structure in such variables as temperature, salinity, velocity, etc. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Microstructure

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Microstructure

1. The structure or texture of a suitably prepared specimen as revealed by a microscope. See: structure, morphology. (05 Aug 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Microstructure

microstethophone
microstethoscope
microsthene
microsthenes
microsthenic
microstimulation
microstimulations
microstock
microstorage
microstrain
microstrains
microstrip
microstrips
microstructural
microstructure (current term)
microstructured
microstructures
microstylar
microsuede
microsuedes
microsurface
microsurfaces
microsurge
microsurgeries
microsurgery
microsurges
microsurgical
microsurgically
microsuture

Literary usage of Microstructure

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1918)
"microstructure OF WROUGHT IRON Usual Structure The general microstructure of wrought iron is so well known that a detailed description of it here is ..."

2. The Metallography and Heat Treatment of Iron and Steel by Albert Sauveur (1918)
"microstructure of Longitudinal Section. — Upon being withdrawn from the puddling ... The microstructure of the longitudinal section of a wrought-iron bar is ..."

3. Basic Studies in the Field of High-Temperature Engineering: Second by Nea, OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, Nihon Genshiryoku Kenkyūjo (2002)
"In the strength research field, the brittle fracture model considering pore/grain mesoscopic microstructure was expanded so as to render possible an ..."

4. Bi-monthly Bulletin of the American Institute of Mining Engineers by American Institute of Mining Engineers (1917)
"Some Unusual Features in the microstructure of Wrought Iron BY ... microstructure OF WROUGHT IRON Usual Structure The general microstructure of wrought iron ..."

5. Iron, Steel, and Other Alloys by Henry Marion Howe (1906)
"microstructure. — The sort of microstructure which would naturally result from the course of freezing, such as the cooling curve of Fig. ..."

6. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Society of London (1901)
"33: microstructure of ¡spine; HESSE (159) p. 217. t<7. ... 16: microstructure of discussed; LAMBERT (187) p. 48. ..."

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