micro

micro-

(word root) small

Examples 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.

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[From micro-.]

micro

(ˈmaɪkrəʊ)

adj

very small

n, pl -cros

(Computer Science) short for microcomputer, microlepidoptera, microprocessor, microwave oven

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]

Thesaurus

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

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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

microfilm

n → Mikrofilm m

vt → auf Mikrofilm aufnehmen

microgravity

n (Phys) → Mikrogravitation f

microlight

n → Ultraleichtflugzeug nt

micrological

adj, micrologically

adv → pedantisch, kleinlich

micromesh

adj stockings → feinmaschig

micrometer

n (= gauge) → Mikrometerschraube f, → Messschraube f

micrometre, (US) micrometer

n → Mikrometer m or nt

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micro

:

microorganism

n → Mikroorganismus m

microphone

n → Mikrofon nt, → Mikrophon nt

microprocessor

n → Mikroprozessor m

microscope

n → Mikroskop nt

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micro

:

microsecond

n → Mikrosekunde f

microspacing

n (Comput) → Feinausgleich m

microstructural

adj → mikrostrukturell

microsurgery

n → Mikrochirurgie f

microsurgical

adj → mikrochirurgisch

microtransmitter

n → Mikrosender m

micro

[ˈmaɪkrəʊ] n → microcomputer m inv