Definition of Macrostructure

1. Noun. The gross structure of a material or tissue as visible to the unaided eye or at very low levels of magnification. ¹

2. Noun. (metallurgy) The gross structure of a pure metal or alloy, as revealed by magnifications of 10X or less. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Macrostructure

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Macrostructure

macrosplanchnic
macrosporangia
macrosporangium
macrospore
macrospores
macrosporic
macrostate
macrostates
macrostatistics
macrostep
macrosteps
macrostereognosis
macrostereoscopic
macrostomia
macrostructural
macrostructure (current term)
macrostructures
macrosynteny
macrosystem
macrosystems
macrotetralide synthase
macrotetrolide
macrotetrolide synthase
macrotome
macrotous
macrotrend
macrotrends
macroturbulence
macroturbulent

Literary usage of Macrostructure

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

1. The Metallography and Heat Treatment of Iron and Steel by Albert Sauveur (1918)
"—To reveal the macrostructure, that is the structure visible with the naked eye, and also to detect local segregations, especially of phosphorus, ..."

2. Microscopic Examination of Steel by Henry Fay (1917)
"macrostructure. macrostructure is the appearance of the etched surface seen by the ... The macrostructure often yields important evidence concerning the ..."

3. Microscopic Examination of Steel by Henry Fay (1917)
"macrostructure. macrostructure is the appearance of the etched surface seen by the ... The macrostructure often yields important evidence concerning the ..."

4. Transactions by 1907 Engineering conference, London (1907)
"I quite agree with Mr. Stead that the macrostructure of ingots and finished ... In this connection the methods by which the macrostructure can be displayed ..."

5. Transactions of the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and (1915)
"For all the Hadfield ingots cast large end up the rail macrostructure is very uniform even over the web for the front end of an A rail, as here shown. ..."

6. Steno on Muscles by Troels Kardel (1994)
"It is incorrect when Stensen defines the microstructure identical with the macrostructure as here. But Stensen did not use the microstructure in the ..."

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