micron
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English
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From French micron, from Ancient Greek μικρόν (mikrón), neuter of μικρός (mikrós, “small”).
Noun
[edit]micron (plural microns)
- (physics, metrology) 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
[edit]10-6 m
Coordinate terms
[edit]10-6 m
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]micrometer
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Etymology 2
[edit]From Ancient Greek μικρόν (mikrón), neuter of μικρός (mikrós, “small”).
Noun
[edit]micron (plural microns)
- (linguistics) Synonym of breve
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[edit]French
[edit]Noun
[edit]micron m (plural microns)
Further reading
[edit]- “micron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From French.
Noun
[edit]micron m (invariable)
Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French micron or German Mikron.
Noun
[edit]micron m (plural microni)
Declension
[edit]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 |
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