microstructure
noun
mi·cro·struc·ture
ˈmī-krō-ˌstrək-chər 
: the microscopic structure of a material (such as a mineral or a biological cell)
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Later studies generally kept attributing those bones to dinosaurs but pointed out things like an unusual microstructure that was difficult to explain.
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Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2024
The microstructure of display feathers, especially tail streamers, may also be more finely tuned than previously thought.
—Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Current computers still can’t run highly detailed plutonium models that capture the element’s microstructure.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2019
Neuroscientists have long viewed memory as a kind of neural architecture, a literal physical reshaping of the microstructure of the brain.
—Kat McGowan, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2010
This hybrid result came from the combination of two conventional methods of microstructure formation.
—Sylvia Morrow, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2017
Super black is an effect created by unique scales whose microstructure extinguishes over 99 percent of light to create surreal voids, making other colors appear more brilliant.
—Jesse Hawley, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2021
The robot probed beneath the worn surface of Mars, analyzing the microstructure of rocks and soil with a sophisticated array of instruments: spectrometers, microscopic imagers, and other tools.
—Aline Reynolds, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2010
These materials spread impact around and dissipate energy in an ideal way for the microstructure needed in a body armor design.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 5 Apr. 2022
Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 18 Apr. 2024
The microstructure of display feathers, especially tail streamers, may also be more finely tuned than previously thought.
—Michael B. Habib, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2024
Current computers still can’t run highly detailed plutonium models that capture the element’s microstructure.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 19 Mar. 2019
Neuroscientists have long viewed memory as a kind of neural architecture, a literal physical reshaping of the microstructure of the brain.
—Kat McGowan, Discover Magazine, 31 July 2010
This hybrid result came from the combination of two conventional methods of microstructure formation.
—Sylvia Morrow, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2017
Super black is an effect created by unique scales whose microstructure extinguishes over 99 percent of light to create surreal voids, making other colors appear more brilliant.
—Jesse Hawley, Discover Magazine, 6 May 2021
The robot probed beneath the worn surface of Mars, analyzing the microstructure of rocks and soil with a sophisticated array of instruments: spectrometers, microscopic imagers, and other tools.
—Aline Reynolds, Discover Magazine, 19 Feb. 2010
These materials spread impact around and dissipate energy in an ideal way for the microstructure needed in a body armor design.
—Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 5 Apr. 2022
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