microtexture

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noun

The set of crystallographic orientations whose components are linked to their individual location in the microstructure.

OriginEnglish texture ← Middle French texture ← Latin textūra →
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Meanings

nounmicrotexture (plural microtextures)

plural microtextures

  1. chemistryThe set of crystallographic orientations whose components are linked to their individual location in the microstructure.
  2. computer graphicsA small-scale texture used to produce fine detail.

Origin

  1. Englishmicro-
  2. Latintextūra
  3. Middle Frenchtexture
  4. Englishtexture
  5. Englishmicrotexture

From micro- + texture.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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