acoustic microimaging

noun

: a technique for seeing microscopic details of the internal structure of objects by using high-frequency sound waves

Acoustic microimaging has been used for nearly 25 years to nondestructively image and analyze internal features, including defects, in a wide variety of materials.—

Thomas E. Adams, American Laboratory, November 1997

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1995, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of acoustic microimaging was in 1995

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“Acoustic microimaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/acoustic%20microimaging. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.

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