micron
See also: micrón and mícron
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaɪkɹɒn/
- Rhymes: -aɪkɹɒn
Etymology 1
From French micron, from Ancient Greek μικρόν (mikrón), neuter of μικρός (mikrós, “small”).
Noun
micron (plural microns)
- (physics) 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).
- 2009, Jonathan Amos, (bbc.co.uk) Satellites weigh California water
- (figurative) A very tiny amount.
Synonyms
- micrometre, micrometer
Derived terms
- micronise, micronize
Translations
micrometer
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Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek μικρόν (mikrón), neuter of μικρός (mikrós, “small”).
Noun
micron (plural microns)
- (linguistics) Synonym of breve
Synonyms
- breve
Antonyms
- macron
Anagrams
- C minor
French
Noun
micron m (plural microns)
- micron
Further reading
- “micron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Etymology
From French.
Noun
micron m (invariable)
- micron
Romanian
Etymology
From French micron or German Mikron.
Noun
micron m (plural microni)
- micron
Declension
Declension of micron
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) micron | micronul | (niște) microni | micronii |
genitive/dative | (unui) micron | micronului | (unor) microni | micronilor |
vocative | micronule | micronilor |