microcrack

microcrack

English

Alternative forms

• micro-crack

Etymology

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:10.1016/0148-9062(95)00050-X:

     Granitic rocks are microcracked by differential contraction during cooling of the magma.