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micro-
(word root) smallExamples of words with the root micro-: microscope
mi·cro
(mī′krō)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
mi•cro
(ˈmaɪ kroʊ)adj., n., pl. -cros. adj.
1. extremely small.
2. minute in scope or capability.
n. 3. microcomputer.
[1965–70 micro-]
micro-
a combining form with the meanings “small” (microgamete), “small in comparison with others of its kind” (microcapsule), “too small to be seen by the unaided eye” (microorganism), “dealing with minute organisms, structures, or quantities” (microanalysis), “localized, restricted in scope or area” (microhabitat), “(of a discipline) focusing on a restricted area” (microeconomics), “containing or dealing with texts that require enlargement to be read” (microfilm), “one millionth” (microgram).
Also, esp. before a vowel,micr-.[< Greek: from mīkrós small]
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micro
[ˈmaɪkrəʊ] N1. (Comput) → microcomputadora f, microordenador m (Sp)
2. (= microwave) → microondas m
micro
n (Comput) → Mikro(computer) m
micro
:microbiology
n → Mikrobiologie f
microchannel architecture
n (Comput) → Microchannel-Architektur f
microchip
n → Mikrochip nt
microcircuit
n → Mikroschaltung f
microcircuitry
n → Mikroschaltung f
microclimate
n → Mikroklima nt
microcomputer
n → Mikrorechner m, → Mikrocomputer m
microcosm
n → Mikrokosmos m
microdiskette
n → Mikrofloppy f, → Mikrodiskette f
microdot
n → Mikrobild nt
microeconomics
n sing → Mikroökonomie f
microelectronics
n sing → Mikroelektronik f
micro fibre, (US) micro fiber
n (Tex) → Mikrofaser f
microfiche
n → Mikrofiche m or nt, → Mikrokarte f
microgravity
n (Phys) → Mikrogravitation f
microlight
n → Ultraleichtflugzeug nt
micrological
adj, micrologically
adv → pedantisch, kleinlich
micromesh
adj stockings → feinmaschig
micrometer
micrometre, (US) micrometer
n → Mikrometer m or nt
micro
:microorganism
n → Mikroorganismus m
microprocessor
n → Mikroprozessor m
microscope
n → Mikroskop nt
micro
:microsecond
n → Mikrosekunde f
microspacing
n (Comput) → Feinausgleich m
microstructural
adj → mikrostrukturell
microsurgery
n → Mikrochirurgie f
microsurgical
adj → mikrochirurgisch
microtransmitter
n → Mikrosender m