microcrackedadj.
/ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)ˌkrakt/, U.S. /ˈmaɪkroʊˌkrækt/, /ˈmaɪkrəˌkrækt/ Chiefly Metallurgy and Geology.
Containing or characterized by microcracks.
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the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > [adjective] > broken > having specific type of cracks
microcracked1970
1970 Times 22 May 27 At low thicknesses the deposits of chrome thrown by the new method are microporous, while thicker coatings are microcracked.
1977 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 286 481 This is no doubt due to the porous, microcracked nature of the corrosion products.
1992 Proc. Royal Soc. A. 437 567 Good predictions have been made of the fields of damaged and micro-cracked material in the final state of the slag tap component.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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