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Translingual
Symbol
μ
- (Should we delete(+) this sense?) (sciences) micro-
μs: microsecond
- (statistics) population mean
- (physics) coefficient of friction
- (physics) magnetic permeability
- (physics) muon
- (physics) Standard gravitational parameter
- (dated, metrology, physics) micron
- Synonym: μm (micrometre)
- Coordinate term: Å (ångström)
Further reading
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Derived from its majuscule counterpart Μ.
Letter
μ • (m) (lowercase, uppercase Μ)
- Lower-case mu (μῦ), the 12th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the bilabial nasal /m/. It is preceded by λ and followed by ν.
Derived terms
See also mu
See also
- (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
- (non-Classical letters) Ϝ ϝ, Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ ͱ, Ϻ ϻ, Ϙ ϙ, Ͳ ͳ
- (punctuation) · ;
- (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨
Greek
Letter
μ • (m) (lowercase, uppercase Μ)
- The lower case letter mu (μι), the 12th letter of the modern Greek alphabet.
Symbol
μ • (m)
- meter (metre), the unit of length in the International System of Units
See also
- (Greek-script letters) Α α, Β β, Γ γ, Δ δ, Ε ε, Ζ ζ, Η η, Θ θ, Ι ι, Κ κ, Λ λ, Μ μ, Ν ν, Ξ ξ, Ο ο, Π π, Ρ ρ, Σ σ ς, Τ τ, Υ υ, Φ φ, Χ χ, Ψ ψ, Ω ω
- (non-Classical letters) Ϝ ϝ, Ͷ ͷ, Ͱ ͱ, Ϻ ϻ, Ϙ ϙ, Ͳ ͳ
- (punctuation) · ;
- (diacritics) ᾿ ῾ ◌́ ◌̀ ῀ ¨
- μ΄
- ͵μ
