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What does microstructure mean?

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Noun
  1. The fine structure of a material or tissue as revealed by microscopy.
  2. (metallurgy) The fine structure of a pure metal or alloy, as revealed by magnifications of 25X or greater.
  3. (meteorology, oceanography) Fine-scale structure in such variables as temperature, salinity, velocity, etc.
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The microstructure of most alloys in the as-cast condition is quite heterogeneous.
Popov's monograph of Cenozoic cardiid shell microstructure includes more than 62 genera and subgenera and 150 species.
The purpose of neutron reflectometry is to reveal the microstructure of materials in thin film geometries.
In its microstructure and gross anatomy, Hyolithelius is most similar to Byronia and to thecae of polypoid coronalids.
Because of this microstructure, the abalone shell can absorb a great deal of energy without failing.
They suggested that this species is similar in microstructure to modern unionid bivalves, which are externally prismatic and internally nacreous.

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