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Microstructure vs Nanostructure - What's the difference?

microstructure | nanostructure |

As nouns the difference between microstructure and nanostructure

is that microstructure is the fine structure of a material or tissue as revealed by microscopy while nanostructure is any manufactured structure having a scale between molecular and microscopic.

microstructure

English

Noun

(-)
  • The fine structure of a material or tissue as revealed by microscopy.
  • (metallurgy) The fine structure of a pure metal or alloy, as revealed by magnifications of 25X or greater.
  • (meteorology, oceanography) Fine-scale structure in such variables as temperature, salinity, velocity, etc.

    • Antonyms

    * (fine structure) macrostructure

    References

    * [http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?microstructure] * [http://www.google.com/search?as_q=define%3Amicrostructure] * [http://amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/browse?s=m&p=38]

    nanostructure

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any manufactured structure having a scale between molecular and microscopic.

    • Related terms

    *nanofabrication *nanotechnology

    See also

    *nano-