micromorphology

noun

mi·​cro·​mor·​phol·​o·​gy ˌmī-krō-mȯr-ˈfä-lə-jē How to pronounce micromorphology (audio)
micromorphological adjective

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The team then used a technique called micromorphology, in which one excavates each block in tiny layers or sheets. Sarah Wild, Scientific American, 22 June 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of micromorphology was in 1879

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“Micromorphology.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/micromorphology. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

micromorphology

noun
mi·​cro·​mor·​phol·​o·​gy ˌmī-krə-mȯr-ˈfäl-ə-jē How to pronounce micromorphology (audio)
plural micromorphologies
: minute morphological detail especially as determined by electron microscopy
also : the study of such detail
micromorphologic adjective
or micromorphological
micromorphologically adverb
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