microshell
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]microshell (plural microshells)
- An extremely thin shell or hard coating.
- 2004, Bharat Bhushan, Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology, page 1118:
- Third, the thickness of the microshell is limited by the thin film deposition step that generally is in the range of a few micrometers.
- 2006, James Anthony King, Titanium K-alpha X-ray Imaging Radiography of Imploding Microshells Using a Spherically Bent Crystal, page 173:
- A horizontal lineout was taken along the central plane of the microshell.
- 2007, Nigel Mills, Polymer Foams Handbook: Engineering and Biomechanics Applications and Design Guide, page 336:
- A thermoplastic microshell provides tensile strenth to the helmet.