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micron¹
- /ˈmaɪkɹɒn/
Rhymes with -aɪkɹɒn
Where it comes from
From French micron, from Ancient Greek μικρόν (mikrón), neuter of μικρός (mikrós, “small”).
noun microns
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Synonym of micrometre (“one-millionth of a metre”).
2009, Jonathan Amos, (bbc.co.uk) Satellites weigh California water
As one spacecraft lurches and drags through the Earth's uneven gravity field, the second follows 210 km behind, measuring changes in their separation to the nearest micron (a thousandth of a millimetre).
Similar: micrometre
- A very tiny amount.
Similar: micrometer, micrometre, µm
micron²
- /ˈmaɪkɹɒn/
Rhymes with -aɪkɹɒn
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek μικρόν (mikrón), neuter of μικρός (mikrós, “small”).
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: micrometer, micrometre, µm
noun
Opposite: macron
Translations
Talk about this word "micron." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/micron. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. micron. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/micron "micron." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/micron.Cite this
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title = {micron},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
