a unit of electromotive force or potential difference equal to one millionth of a volt
Symbol: μV, μv
Word origin
[1865–70; micro- + volt]This word is first recorded in the period 1865–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: dunk, maverick, racism, springboard, tick-tack-toemicro- 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 'microvolt' in a sentence
microvolt
A microvolt current appeared to enhance 'slow wave' sleep- a deep phase previously associated with word memory.