Meaning of thin section | Babel Free
Definitions
- A thin, optically flat sliver of a material, especially a rock or mineral, that can be used in microscopy.
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see thin, section.
Equivalents
Suomi
ohuthie
Examples
“The purpose of this book is to illustrate the appearance of many of the common rock-forming minerals in thin section under the microscope.”
“Before long, as Dawson (1992) pointed out, Sorby (1863) also made thin sections of some of the fused charges of basalt produced by Sir James Hall.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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