thin section
thin section noun: a thin, optically flat sliver of a material, especially a rock or mineral, that can be used in microscopy.
Noun
thin section (plural thin sections)
- A thin, optically flat sliver of a material, especially a rock or mineral, that can be used in microscopy.
- The purpose of this book is to illustrate the appearance of many of the common rock-forming minerals in thin section under the microscope.1980, W. S. Mackenzie, C. Guilford, Atlas of rock-forming minerals in thin section, page iv
- Before long, as Dawson (1992) pointed out, Sorby (1863) also made thin sections of some of the fused charges of basalt produced by Sir James Hall.2003, Davis Young, Mind over Magma: The Story of Igneous Petrology, page 150
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see thin, section.
thin section meaning in Tamil
thin section in Tamil
- மெல்லியப்பகுதி, மென்பிரிவு
Forms of thin section
| plural | thin sections |
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Questions about thin section
- What does thin section mean?
- Thin section means a thin, optically flat sliver of a material, especially a rock or mineral, that can be used in microscopy.
- What is thin section in Tamil?
- Thin section in Tamil is மெல்லியப்பகுதி, மென்பிரிவு. See Thin section meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is thin section?
- Thin section is a noun.
- What is the plural of thin section?
- The plural of thin section is thin sections.
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