microanalysis

American  

[mahy-kroh-uh-nal-uh-sis] / ˌmaɪ kroʊ əˈnæl ə sɪs /

noun

plural

microanalyses

1. Chemistry. the analysis of very small samples of substances.

2. the detailed analysis of a sphere of behavior, as of human communication.

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microanalysis British  

/ ˌmaɪkrəʊˈænəlɪst, ˌmaɪkrəʊəˈnælɪsɪs, ˌmaɪkrəʊˌænəˈlɪtɪk /

noun

1. the qualitative or quantitative chemical analysis of very small amounts of substances

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Other Word Forms

• microanalyst noun
• microanalytic adjective
• microanalytical adjective

Etymology

Origin of microanalysis

First recorded in 1855–60; micro- + analysis

Example Sentences

Amid the fresh scholarship of recent years—the microanalysis of quill strokes, the algorithmic scrutiny of syntax—Mr. Swift’s contribution, and it’s a valuable one, is to tell the story of a building.

From The Wall Street Journal

A new microanalysis approach developed at Washington University helped the researchers to separate out signals in pyrite that reveal the relative influence of microbes and that of local climate.

From Science Daily

"These samples were brought to Earth half-a-century ago, but only today do we have the necessary tools to perform microanalysis at the requisite level, including atom-probe tomography."

From Science Daily

MPI-DING reference glasses for in situ microanalysis: new reference values for element concentrations and isotope ratios.

From Nature

R.J. and S.F. processed samples, identified sources and constructed the profile; J.A.H. conducted the Bayesian analysis of the geochemistry; M.R. analysed shards by electron probe microanalysis; N.C. helped to direct the excavations and collected many of the samples; J.A.H. provided the statistical model; P.K. studied the sedimentology and geology of the site and first discovered the shards; T.M. is an excavation permit co-holder and contributes to the palaeoenvironmental studies; and Z.J. conducted the OSL dating and Bayesian modelling of OSL ages.

From Nature