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Webster 1913 Edition
micron
mic′ron
,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
English
Noun
micron (plural microns)
- (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).
- 2009, Jonathan Amos, (bbc.co.uk) Satellites weigh California water
- (figuratively) A very tiny amount.
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Translations
one-millionth of a meter — See also translations at : 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