microtexture

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)
Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.
English micro-
Proto-Indo-European *tek-
Proto-Indo-European *-sti
Proto-Indo-European *téksti
Proto-Italic *teksō
Latin texō
Proto-Indo-European *-tew-?
Proto-Indo-European *-r-eh₂?
Latin -tūra
Latin textūrabor.
Middle French texturebor.
English texture
English microtexture

    From micro- + texture.

    Noun

    microtexture (plural microtextures)

    1. (crystallography) The set of crystallographic orientations whose components are linked to their individual location in the microstructure.
    2. (computer graphics) A small-scale texture used to produce fine detail.
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