micron

mi·cron

also mi·kron M0274700 (mī′krŏn′)n. pl. mi·crons or mi·cra (-krə) also mi·krons or mi·kra (-krə) A unit of length equal to one thousandth (10^-3) of a millimeter or one millionth (10^-6) of a meter. Also called micrometer.

[From Greek mīkron, neuter of mīkros, small.]

micron

(ˈmaɪkrɒn) n, pl -crons or -cra (-krə) (Units) a unit of length equal to 10^–6 metre. It is being replaced by the micrometre, the equivalent SI unit[C19: New Latin, from Greek mikros small]

mi•cron

(ˈmaɪ krɒn)

n., pl. -crons. the millionth part of a meter. Also called micrometer. Symbol: μ, mu [1880–85; < Greek mīkrón a little, n. use of neuter singular of mīkrós small; see -on¹]

mi·cron

(mī′krŏn′) See micrometer².

micron

(μm) A unit of length equal to 1⁄1000 (0.001) mm. Also called the micrometer.

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Noun

micron - a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a metermicrometermetric linear unit - a linear unit of distance in metric termsmicromillimeter, micromillimetre, millimicron, nanometer, nanometre, nm - a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a metermillimeter, millimetre, mm - a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter

Translations

micramicrómetromicrónmicron

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. 1 Instrument used for measuring extremely small distances. Typical examples are devices used in astronomical telescopes to measure the apparent diameter of celestial objects and similar devices used in microscopes.
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Micron

a fractional unit of length equal to 10^-6 m or 10^-3 mm. Its symbol is μ. The name “micron” was abolished by a resolution of the Thirteenth General Conference on Weights and Measures (1967); according to GOST (All-Union State Standard) 7663–55 and the rule for formation of the names of fractional units, it is to be called the micrometer (Russian mikrometr).

micron

[′mī‚krän] (mechanics) A unit of pressure equal to the pressure exerted by a column of mercury 1 micrometer high, having a density of 13.5951 grams per cubic centimeter, under the standard acceleration of gravity; equal to 0.133322387415 pascal; it differs from the millitorr by less than one part in seven million. Also known as micrometer of mercury. micrometer

micron

A unit of length equal to a thousandth part of a millimeter or a millionth of a meter.

micron

i. A unit used to measure the effectiveness of filters. One micron is a micrometer, or one millionth of a meter (10⁻⁶).
ii. A unit of linear measurement equal to one millionth (10⁻⁶) of a meter. Also called a micrometer.
iii. The amount of pressure exerted by a column of mercury one-micrometer (one millionth of a meter) high under standard conditions. A micron of pressure is equal to .001 mm of mercury.

micron

a unit of length equal to 10^--6 metre. It is being replaced by the micrometre, the equivalent SI unit

Micron

(1)Micron Electronics, Inc.

micron

(2)micrometre

micron

One micrometer, which is one millionth of a meter or approximately 1/25,000 of an inch. The tiny elements that make up a transistor on a chip are measured in micrometers and nanometers. See process technology.

Magnified 800 Times

This is an 800x magnification of a few bits of RAM from an early Motorola microcontroller. Although the actual size of what you see in this picture would fit on a pinhead, the elements in the devices on this chip are several microns wide, which is quite large by today's standards.

micron

mi·cron (μ),

(mī'kron), Former term for micrometer.

micron

A unit of length equal to 10–6 m.

mi·cron

(mī'kron) Former term for the measurement now termed a micrometer.

micron

see MICROMETRE.

micrometre

An SI unit of length equal to one millionth of a metre (10⁻⁶ m). Symbol: μm. Syn. micron (obsolete term). See nanometre.

mi·cro·me·ter

(mcm) (mīkrō-mētĕr, mī-kromĕ-tĕr) 1. One millionth of a meter; formerly called a micron. 2. A device for measuring various objects in an accurate and precise manner.3. In medicine and biology, the term is usually used with reference to a glass slide or lens that is accurately marked for measuring microscopic forms.
Synonym(s): micrometre. [micro- + G. metron, measure]

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MICRON➣Micrometer

MICRON➣Micronavigator

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noun a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter

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