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語源 1

From French micron, from Ancient Greek μικρόν (mikrón), neuter of μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

名詞

micron (複数形 microns)

1. (physics) The thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter.
   • 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).

2. (figuratively) A very tiny amount.

同意語

• micrometre, micrometer

派生語

• micronise, micronize

語源 2

From Ancient Greek μικρόν (mikrón), neuter of μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

名詞

micron (複数形 microns)

1. (linguistics) Synonym of breve

同意語

• breve

反意語

• macron

アナグラム

• C minor