a method that deals with extremely small quantities of material
micromethod in American English
(ˈmaikrəˌmeθəd)
noun
1.
the use of magnification, usually by using a microscope, for study or for performing mechanical operations on a very small scale
2.
the use of much smaller quantities for achieving test results than is standard for the procedure
Word origin
[1915–20; micro- + method]This word is first recorded in the period 1915–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: camouflage, collage, costar, soviet, takeoutmicro- 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)
Examples of 'micromethod' in a sentence
micromethod
The corneas were removed and the dye concentration was measured by a spectrophotometric micromethod.
Marcelo Luiz Gehlen, Hamilton Moreira, Luciane Moreira, Fábio Prado Sabag, João CarlosDomingues Repka 2004, 'Avaliação espectrofotométrica do azul de Evans na reação inflamatória da córnea: estudoexperimental em coelhos Spectrophotometric evaluation of Evans blue in inflammatorycornea reaction: experimental study in rabbits', Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologiahttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-27492004000200007. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Chemiluminescence micromethod was used to indicate hormone concentrations.
Marta Woldańska-Okońska, Jan Czernicki, Michał Karasek 2013, 'The influence of the low-frequency magnetic fields of different parameters on thesecretion of cortisol in men', International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Healthhttp://ijomeh.eu/The-influence-of-the-low-frequency-magnetic-fields-of-different-parameters-on-the-secretion-of-cortisol-in-men,2217,0,2.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)