microstructural

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adjective

Relating to a microstructure.

OriginEnglish structural ← Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-) ← Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? →
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Meanings

adjectivemicrostructural (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to a microstructure.

    Osteoporosis produces no diagnostic gross lesions; radiological or microscopic study is essential to identify the loss of bone mass or microstructural integrity that characterize the condition[…].

    2023, Simon Mays, “The Macroscopic Study of Human Skeletal Paleopathology” (chapter 2), in The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology, Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, page 24

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Englishstructural
  6. Englishmicrostructural

From micro- + structural.

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APA

microstructural. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microstructural

MLA

“microstructural.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microstructural. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microstructural,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microstructural.

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