microcrack

microcrack

English

Alternative forms

  • micro-crack

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der.
English micro-
English crack
English microcrack

    From micro- + crack.

    Noun

    microcrack (plural microcracks)

    1. A microscopic crack.

    Verb

    microcrack (third-person singular simple present microcracks, present participle microcracking, simple past and past participle microcracked)

    1. To cause the formation of microscopic cracks.
      • 1996, E.M. Winkler, “Properties of marble as building veneer”, in International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining, volume 33, number 2, →DOI:
        Granitic rocks are microcracked by differential contraction during cooling of the magma.

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