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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.
    organism → microorganism

Synonyms

  • (units): μ- (abbreviation)

Derived terms

Translingual terms prefixed with micro-

English

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

Pronunciation

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

Prefix

SI prefix
µ Previous: nano-
Next: milli-

micro-

  1. (diminutive) Very small.
    organism → microorganism
  2. (metric units) One millionth.
    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).

Synonyms

Antonyms

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with micro-

Translations

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Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

Pronunciation

Prefix

micro-

  1. micro-
    Antonym: macro-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with micro-

Further reading

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Prefix

micro-

  1. micro-

Derived terms

Dutch terms prefixed with micro-

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

Pronunciation

Prefix

micro-

  1. micro-

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with micro-

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

Prefix

micro-

  1. micro-
    Antonym: macro-

Derived terms

Galician terms prefixed with micro-

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

Prefix

micro-

  1. micro-
    Antonym: macro-

Derived terms

Italian terms prefixed with micro-

Anagrams

Occitan

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

Prefix

micro-

  1. micro-

Derived terms

Occitan terms prefixed with micro-

Portuguese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

Prefix

micro-

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

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with micro-

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

Prefix

micro-

  1. micro-
    Antonym: macro-

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with micro-

Further reading

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