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micro-
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micro- or micr-
pref.
1.
a. Small: microcircuit.
b. Abnormally small: microcephaly.
c. Requiring or involving microscopy: microsurgery.
2. One-millionth (10-6): microampere.

[Greek mkro-, from mkros, small.]

micro-, micr-
combining form
1. small or minute microspore
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) involving the use of a microscope micrography
3. (Engineering / Tools) (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) indicating a method or instrument for dealing with small quantities micrometer
4. (Medicine / Pathology) indicating abnormal smallness or underdevelopment microcephaly microcyte Compare macro- [2]
5. (Mathematics & Measurements / Units) denoting 10-6 microsecond Symbol μ
[from Greek mikros small]

micro-
A prefix that means: "small" (as in microorganism) or "one millionth" (as in microsecond).
Translations
micro-
prefmikro-, Mikro-

micro- [maikrəu]
1 very small micro computer; microprint; micro-organism. mikro صَغير миниатюрен mikro- mikro- Mikro-... μικρο- (ως α΄ συνθ.) micro- mikro- ریز؛ خرد mikro- micro- מִיקרוֹ-, זָעִיר सूक्ष्म mikro- mikro- kecil míkró; smá-, ör- micro- 微- 매우 작은 mikro-, labai mažas, smulkus mikro-; mini- mikro micro- mikro(-) mikro- micro micro- микро- mikro- mikro mikro- mikro- เล็กมาก ๆ çok küçük, mini 小的,微小的 маленький; мікро- بہت چھوٹا cực nhỏ````)
2 one millionth part microvolt (= one millionth of a volt). mikro جُزْء من مِلْيون една милионна част mikro- milliontedel ein Millionstel εκατομμυριοστό micro- mikro- یک میلیونیم mikro- micro- הַחֶלֶק הַמִיליוֹן सूक्ष्म milijunti dio milliomod (rész), mikro- sepersejuta míkró-, einn milljónasti hluti micro- 100万分の1の- 100만분의 1의 milijoninė dalis miljonā daļa mikro micro- mikro- mikro- micro micro- микро- mikro- mikro- mikro miljondels หนึ่งล้านส่วน milyonda bir 百萬分之一 у мільйон раз менший від основної міри دس لاکھ واں حصہ một phần triệu


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