Microstructure

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The structure of an organism or object as revealed through microscopic examination.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The fine structure of a material or tissue as revealed by microscopy.
  • n. The fine structure of a pure metal or alloy, as revealed by magnifications of 25X or greater.
  • n. Fine-scale structure in such variables as temperature, salinity, velocity, etc.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Microscopic structure.
  • n. Applied especially to metals and alloys, the study of the microstructure of which is now a very important department of engineering.
    • Word Usage
    "The crystalline structure, or microstructure, is the result of tiny groups of atoms that take on different sizes depending on how the atoms within each group are packed together."
    Antonym
    macrostructure   
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