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mi·cro  (mkr)
adj.
1. Very small or microscopic.
2. Basic or small-scale: the economy's performance at the micro level.
n. pl. mi·cros
1.
a. A microcomputer.
b. A microprocessor.
2.
a. A microbrewery.
b. A microbrew.

[From micro-.]

micro [ˈmaɪkrəʊ]
adj
very small
n pl -cros
(Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) short for microcomputer, microlepidoptera, microprocessor, microwave oven
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.micro - extremely small in scale or scope or capability
little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"
Translations
micro [ˈmaɪkrəʊ] N
1. (Comput) → microcomputadora f, microordenador m (Sp)
2. (= microwave) → microondas m
micro [ˈmaɪkrəʊ] n (also microcomputer) → micro-ordinateur m
micro
n (Comput) → Mikro(computer) m

micro:
microbiology
microchannel architecture
n (Comput) → Microchannel-Architektur f
microchip
nMikrochip nt
microcircuit
microcircuitry
microclimate
nMikroklima nt
microcomputer
nMikrorechner m, → Mikrocomputer m
microcosm
nMikrokosmos m
microdiskette
nMikrofloppy f, → Mikrodiskette f
microdot
nMikrobild nt
microeconomics
n singMikroökonomie f
microelectronics
n singMikroelektronik f
micro fibre, (US) micro fiber
n (Tex) → Mikrofaser f
microfiche
nMikrofiche m or nt, → Mikrokarte f
microfilm
nMikrofilm m
vtauf Mikrofilm aufnehmen
microgravity
n (Phys) → Mikrogravitation f
microlight
nUltraleichtflugzeug nt
micrological
adj, micrologically
micromesh
adj stockingsfeinmaschig
micrometer
n (= gauge)Mikrometerschraube f, → Messschraube f
micrometre, (US) micrometer
nMikrometer m or nt

micro:
microorganism
microphone
nMikrofon nt, → Mikrophon nt
microprocessor
microscope
nMikroskop nt

micro:
microsecond
nMikrosekunde f
microspacing
n (Comput) → Feinausgleich m
microstructural
adjmikrostrukturell
microsurgery
microsurgical
adjmikrochirurgisch
microtransmitter
nMikrosender m
micro [ˈmaɪkrəʊ] nmicrocomputer m inv
micro [ˈmaɪkrəʊ] nmicrocomputer m inv


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