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macrostructure

macrostructure noun: the gross structure of a material or tissue as visible to the unaided eye or at very low levels of magnification.

Noun

macrostructure (countable and uncountable, plural macrostructures)

  1. The gross structure of a material or tissue as visible to the unaided eye or at very low levels of magnification.
  2. The gross structure of a pure metal or alloy, as revealed by magnifications of 10X or less.

Antonyms of macrostructure

Forms of macrostructure

pluralmacrostructures

Origin of macrostructure

From macro- + structure.

Questions about macrostructure

What does macrostructure mean?
Macrostructure means the gross structure of a material or tissue as visible to the unaided eye or at very low levels of magnification.
What part of speech is macrostructure?
Macrostructure is a noun.
What is the plural of macrostructure?
The plural of macrostructure is macrostructures.

Words near macrostructure in the dictionary

  1. macrostresses
  2. macrostressor
  3. macrostressors
  4. macrostructural
  5. macrostructurally
  6. macrostructure
  7. macrostructured
  8. macrostructures
  9. macrostylous
  10. macrosurgery
  11. macrosurgical

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