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micron

mic′ron

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Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr.
μικρόσ
small.]
(Physics)
A measure of length; the thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter.

Definition 2024


micron

micron

See also: micrón and mícron

English

Noun

micron (plural microns)

  1. (physics) A unit of length; the thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter.
    • 2009, Jonathan Amos, (bbc.co.uk) Satellites weigh California water
      As one spacecraft lurches and drags through the Earth's uneven gravity field, the second follows 210 km behind, measuring changes in their separation to the nearest micron (a thousandth of a millimetre).
  2. (figuratively) A very tiny amount.
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Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek μικρόν (mikrón), neuter of μικρός (mikrós, small).

Noun

micron (plural microns)

  1. (linguistics) Synonym of breve
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micron m (invariable)

  1. micron