microfineadj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)fʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪkroʊˌfaɪn/,

/ˈmaɪkrəˌfaɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: micro- comb. form, fine adj.

Etymology: < micro- comb. form + fine adj.

Extremely fine (in various senses); spec. consisting of minute particles or very slender strands.

ΚΠ

1959 P. Franken in Planning Decisive Exper. (4th Ann Arbor Industry–Educ. Symp.) 88 After a few months he [sc. the student] is given a problem. Go off and measure the microfine structure of doubly ionized lithium.

1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Microfine, consisting of or being particles of minute size.

1966 Nature 22 Oct. 357 (title) The effects of microfine calcium carbonate on the flow properties of granules and their relevance to tabletting.

1981 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 78 3892/2 iCCK contained in tissue extracts was fractionated in three systems: adsorption to microfine precipitated silica, [etc.].

1995 Canad. Geographic Mar. 9 (advt.) Someday another car will probably have each piston handmatched to each cylinder for microfine tolerances.

1999 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) June 223/3 Microfine titanium dioxide does away with the nasty white residue and stains left behind by sunscreens.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	microfine
释义	microfineadj. Brit. /ˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)fʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈmaɪkroʊˌfaɪn/, /ˈmaɪkrəˌfaɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: micro- comb. form, fine adj. Etymology: < micro- comb. form + fine adj. Extremely fine (in various senses); spec. consisting of minute particles or very slender strands. ΚΠ 1959 P. Franken in Planning Decisive Exper. (4th Ann Arbor Industry–Educ. Symp.) 88 After a few months he [sc. the student] is given a problem. Go off and measure the microfine structure of doubly ionized lithium. 1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Microfine, consisting of or being particles of minute size. 1966 Nature 22 Oct. 357 (title) The effects of microfine calcium carbonate on the flow properties of granules and their relevance to tabletting. 1981 Proc. National Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 78 3892/2 iCCK contained in tissue extracts was fractionated in three systems: adsorption to microfine precipitated silica, [etc.]. 1995 Canad. Geographic Mar. 9 (advt.) Someday another car will probably have each piston handmatched to each cylinder for microfine tolerances. 1999 Cosmopolitan (U.K. ed.) June 223/3 Microfine titanium dioxide does away with the nasty white residue and stains left behind by sunscreens. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1959
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