Oligocrystalline
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Having a few columnar grains parallel to its longitudinal axis not-comparable
"When Chen et al. (2015, Acta Mater. 87, 78-85) investigated the deformation behavior of oligocrystalline gold microwires with varying diameters in both uniaxial tension and torsion, contrary size effects were observed for the different load cases."
Example
More examples"When Chen et al. (2015, Acta Mater. 87, 78-85) investigated the deformation behavior of oligocrystalline gold microwires with varying diameters in both uniaxial tension and torsion, contrary size effects were observed for the different load cases."
Etymology
From oligo- + crystalline.
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