microcrack

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English

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Etymology

From micro- +‎ crack.

Noun

microcrack (plural microcracks)

  1. A microscopic crack

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