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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In the female velvet ant, these microstructures include overlapping stacks of lamellae, or layers of tissue, beneath dense, hair-like setae.
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
That probably tells us something about market microstructure—the ability of broker-dealers to manage inventory of equity volatility and manage their client's demands around a period like that.
—Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
New alloys More recent introductions are alloys such as those using titanium and particularly niobium, which increase strength by stabilizing a metal’s microstructure.
—John Johnson Jr., Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
At the most basic level, the properties of steel are about microstructure: the arrangement of different types, or phases, of steel in the metal.
—John Johnson Jr., Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
That probably tells us something about market microstructure—the ability of broker-dealers to manage inventory of equity volatility and manage their client's demands around a period like that.
—Steven Ehrlich, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
New alloys More recent introductions are alloys such as those using titanium and particularly niobium, which increase strength by stabilizing a metal’s microstructure.
—John Johnson Jr., Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
At the most basic level, the properties of steel are about microstructure: the arrangement of different types, or phases, of steel in the metal.
—John Johnson Jr., Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Aug. 2024
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