microstrain
English
noun
Definitions
- (physics) A strain expressed in terms of parts per million
- (materials science) The root mean square of the variations in the lattice parameters across the individual crystallites, usually across microscopic distances, . By definition, it cannot be negative. In contrast, macrostrain refers to the overall change in the lattice parameters caused by a composition change or temperature change or pressure change.
Etymology
Prefix from English strain.
Origin
English
strain
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- astrain English
- eigenstrain English
- eyestrain English
- interstrain English
- intrastrain English
- isostrain English
- macrostrain English
- multistrain English
- outstrain English
- overstrain English
- serostrain English
- strain English
- strainable English
- strainer English
- strainest English
- straineth English
- strainful English
- strainless English
- strainmeter English
- strainometer English
- strainsome English
- substrain English
- superstrain English
- unstrain English
- upstrain English
- withstrain English
- streen Middle English
- strenim Tok Pisin