acoustic microimaging

noun

: a technique for seeing microscopic details of the internal structure of objects by using high-frequency sound waves
Acoustic microimaging has been used for nearly 25 years to nondestructively image and analyze internal features, including defects, in a wide variety of materials.Thomas E. Adams, American Laboratory, November 1997

Word History

First Known Use

1995, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of acoustic microimaging was in 1995

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“Acoustic microimaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acoustic%20microimaging. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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