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microstructure
[ mahy-kroh-struhk-cher ]
/ ˈmaɪ kroʊˌstrʌk tʃər /
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noun Metallurgy.
the structure of a metal or alloy as observed, after etching and polishing, under a high degree of magnification.
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Recently, I described this exact microstructure in 890-million-year-old rocks from northern Canada, proposing that it could be evidence of sponges that are several hundred million years older than the next-youngest uncontested sponge fossil.
Animal Evolution: Fossil Discovery Hints First Animals Lived Nearly 900 Million Years Ago|Elizabeth C. Turner|October 31, 2021|Singularity HubThe detailed internal microstructure of the bone also matters, and it’s not clear how or if that’s affected by cycling.
British Dictionary definitions for microstructure
microstructure
/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌstrʌktʃə) /
noun
structure on a microscopic scale, esp the structure of an alloy as observed by etching, polishing, and observation under a microscope
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