microcrackingn.
/ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˌkrakɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmaɪkroʊˌkrækɪŋ/, /ˈmaɪkrəˌkrækɪŋ/ Chiefly Metallurgy and Geology.
The state of having microcracks; the formation of microcracks.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [noun] > in specific way or having specific cause
elision1615
fire-cracking1806
crazing1832
microcracking1956
1956 Welding Res. Feb. (Suppl.) 78s/3 The pearlite area..showed no evidence of microcracking.
1972 Sci. Amer. Nov. 92/2 Concrete is an inhomogeneous mixture of materials and is subject to local microcracking.
1992 New Scientist 12 Dec. 19/1 Sensitive microphones can pick up a characteristic sound pattern caused by microcracking, which occurs long before serious cracks appear.
2000 Bone 27 257 The racing greyhound is a naturally occurring animal model of this injury because both microcracking and complete fracture occur in the right central (navicular) tarsal bone.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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