单词 | macrostructure |
释义 | macrostructuren. 1. Large-scale or overall structure, esp. of a text. Also: spec. the structure of a metal that is visible (on polished and etched surfaces) to the naked eye or under low magnification. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [noun] > large-scale structure macrostructure1920 1920 Glasgow Herald 18 Dec. 4 The lecturer spoke of microscopical methods, of macro-structure, and dealt with the variation of physical properties of steel. 1930 Engineering 14 Mar. 357/1 Macrostructure of cast alloys. 1960 E. H. Gombrich Art & Illusion xi. 365 Van Gogh's own [accent] can be forged with relative ease. But then his swirling lines still belong to the macrostructure of his style. 1964 Eng. Stud. 45 (Suppl.) 180 Bogard also rejects the possibility of Shakespeare having influenced the macro-structure of Webster's tragedies. 1967 A. K. Osborne Encycl. Iron & Steel Industry (ed. 2) 255/1 Macrostructure, the general crystalline structure of a metal or alloy..as seen on polished and etched surfaces, either by the naked eye or under magnifications of less than 10 diameters. 1989 A. C. Davies Sci. & Pract. Welding (ed. 9) I. ii. 109 (caption) Macrostructure of single run by oxy-acetylene on mild steel plate. 2. concrete. A thing which has such structure. ΚΠ 1956 Nature 14 Jan. 81/1 The protein and its associated copper bonds..are stable or protected in highly organized macrostructures such as mammalian melanin granules. 1996 Appl. Linguistics 17 52 Sensitivity to macrostructures in narratives. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1920 |
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