Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microalloy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-croal-loy
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An alloy made with very small quantities of elements.

noun

An element used in very small quantities in an alloy.

verb

To add elements to an alloy in much smaller quantities than normal.

Example Sentences

"For microalloys the boundary can be treated as a thin layer of the segregating element including segregating impurities. In the case of nanoalloys, the segregation pattern can involve a significant part of the whole grain."
"Today, the use of niobium as a microalloy is estimated to account for about 95% of production."
"The purpose of this step is to microalloy the aluminum and gold metallizations into the silicon to insure the lowest possible contact resistance […]"

Etymology

From micro- + alloy.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: micro

Inflected Forms

microalloys (plural) microalloys (present, singular) microalloying (participle, present) microalloyed (participle, past) microalloyed (past)

Questions

What does microalloy mean?: An alloy made with very small quantities of elements.
Where does microalloy come from?: From micro- + alloy.

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