Meanings
adverbmicromechanically (not comparable)
- not comparableBy means of, or in terms of, micromechanics.
The basic concept of bonding to enamel and dentin is essentially an exchange process involving replacement of minerals removed from the dentin by resin monomers, which, upon setting, become micromechanically interlocked in the created porosities.
2015 July 15, Sang-Bae Lee et al., “Catechol-Functionalized Synthetic Polymer as a Dental Adhesive to Contaminated Dentin Surface for a Composite Restoration”, in Biomacromolecules, volume 16, →DOI
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
- Englishmicro-
- Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
- Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
- Latinmēchanicus
- Old Frenchmecanique
- Middle Englishmechanic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Middle Englishmechanical
- Englishmechanical
- Englishmicromechanical
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishmicromechanically
From micromechanical + -ly.
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APA
micromechanically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micromechanically
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“micromechanically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micromechanically. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “micromechanically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micromechanically.
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