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Microcrack vs Macrocrack - What's the difference?

microcrack | macrocrack | see also |

As nouns the difference between microcrack and macrocrack

is that microcrack is a microscopic crack while macrocrack is a large-scale crack in a material caused by the application of stress.

As a verb microcrack

is to cause the formation of microscopic cracks.

microcrack

English

Alternative forms

*micro-crack

Noun

(en noun)
  • A microscopic crack

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cause the formation of microscopic cracks
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    macrocrack

    English

    Alternative forms

    * macro-crack

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) A large-scale crack in a material caused by the application of stress

    • See also

    * microcrack