单词 | microdetector |
释义 | microdetector in British English (ˌmaɪkrəʊdɪˈtɛktə) noun 1. any instrument for measuring small quantities 2. any instrument for detecting small effects microdetector in American English (ˈmaikroudɪˌtektər) noun 1. an instrument measuring small quantities or changes 2. Electricity an extremely sensitive galvanometer Word origin [micro- + detector]micro- is a combining form with the meanings “small” (microcosm; microgamete), “very small in comparison with others of its kind” (microcomputer; microlith), “too small to be seen by the unaided eye” (microfossil; microorganism), “dealing with extremely minute organisms, organic structures, or quantities ofa substance” (microdissection; microscope), “localized, restricted in scope or area” (microburst; microhabitat), “(of a discipline) focusing on a restricted area” (microeconomics), “containing or dealing with texts that require enlargement to be read” (microfilm; microreader), “one millionth” (microgram) |
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