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microcracking

microcracking is the present participle and gerund of microcrack.

Meaning of microcrack

Verb

microcrack (third-person singular simple present microcracks, present participle microcracking, simple past and past participle microcracked)

  1. To cause the formation of microscopic cracks.
    • Granitic rocks are microcracked by differential contraction during cooling of the magma.1996, E.M. Winkler, “Properties of marble as building veneer”, in International Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining, volume 33, number 2, →DOI

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Questions about microcracking

What is microcracking the present participle and gerund of?
Microcracking is the present participle and gerund of microcrack.

Words near microcracking in the dictionary

  1. microcourse
  2. microcourses
  3. microcoustic
  4. microcrack
  5. microcracked
  6. microcracking
  7. microcracks
  8. microcrania
  9. microcrater
  10. microcraters
  11. microcraze

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