microfracturing

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noun

Process of rock formation involving breaking of another rock into fragments.

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Meanings

nounmicrofracturing (countable and uncountable, plural microfracturings)

plural microfracturings

  1. uncountablegeographyProcess of rock formation involving breaking of another rock into fragments.
  2. countablegeographyAn instance of this process.

Origin

From micro- + fracturing.

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APA

microfracturing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microfracturing

MLA

“microfracturing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microfracturing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microfracturing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microfracturing.

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