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See also: micro and Micro

Translingual

Etymology

From New Latin micro- (small), from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, small).

Prefix

micro-

  1. Very small.
    micro- + ‎Cebus → ‎Microcebus

Synonyms

  • (units): μ- (abbreviation)

Derived terms

English

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

  • (stress on first syllable; e.g., microscope) IPA(key): /ˈmaɪkɹə-/, /ˈmaɪkɹoʊ-/
    • Audio (US):(file)
  • (stress on second syllable; e.g., microscopy) IPA(key): /maɪˈkɹɒ-/

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, small).

    Prefix

    SI prefix
    µ Previous: nano-
    Next: milli-

    micro-

    1. (diminutive) Very small.
      micro- + ‎organism → ‎microorganism
    2. (metric units) One millionth.
      micro- + ‎gram → ‎microgram
    Usage notes
    • (one millionth): Officially, micro- is abbreviated as µ- (the Greek letter mu); for example, one second is 1s, so one microsecond is 1µs. However, for many purposes this is inconvenient, so writers often use either u- (for its similar appearance to µ-) or mc-, producing, for example, 1um (one micrometer) and 1mcg (one microgram).
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    Etymology 2

    Clipping of micronation.

    Prefix

    micro-

    1. (micronationalism) Pertaining to an aspect of micronationalism; micronational.
      micro- + ‎wiki → ‎MicroWiki
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    Anagrams

    Catalan

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, small).

    Pronunciation

    Prefix

    micro-

    1. micro-
      Antonym: macro-

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    Further reading

    Dutch

    Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
    Wikipedia nl

    Etymology

    From New Latin micro- (small), from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, small).

    Pronunciation

    Prefix

    micro-

    1. micro-

    Derived terms

    French

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, small).

    Pronunciation

    Prefix

    micro-

    1. micro-

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Vietnamese: mi-crô

    Further reading

    Galician

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, small).

    Prefix

    micro-

    1. micro-
      Antonym: macro-

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    Italian

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, small).

    Prefix

    micro-

    1. micro-
      Antonym: macro-

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    Occitan

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, small).

    Prefix

    micro-

    1. micro-

    Derived terms

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, small).

    Prefix

    micro-

    1. micro- (very small)
    2. (metric units) micro- (one millionth)

    Derived terms

    Spanish

    Etymology

    From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, small).

    Prefix

    micro-

    1. micro-
      Antonym: macro-

    Derived terms

    Further reading