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Meaning of "micrometre" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MICROMETRE

micrometre  [ˈmaɪkrəʊˌmiːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MICROMETRE

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Micrometre is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MICROMETRE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Micrometre

The micrometre or micrometer, also commonly known as a micron, is an SI derived unit of length equaling 1×10−6 of a metre; that is, one millionth of a metre. The symbol µm is sometimes rendered as um if the symbol µ cannot be used, or if the writer is not aware of the distinction. The micrometre is a common unit of measurement for wavelengths of infrared radiation as well as sizes of cells and bacteria and is also commonly used in plastics manufacturing. Micrometres are the standard for grading wool. Any wool finer than 25 µm can be used for garments, while coarser grades are used for outerwear, rugs and carpets. The symbol for the SI prefix micro-, µ, is a Greek lowercase mu, μ. In Unicode, it has the codepoint U+00B5, distinct from that of the Greek letter lowercase mu so that machines can recognize it as the SI prefix symbol rather than as a letter. Many fonts use the same glyph for the two characters.

Definition of micrometre in the English dictionary

The definition of micrometre in the dictionary is a unit of length equal to 10–6 metre μm Former name: micron.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MICROMETRE


ammeter
ˈæmˌmiːtə
autometer
ˈɔːtəʊˌmiːtə
centimetre
ˈsɛntɪˌmiːtə
decimeter
ˈdɛsɪˌmiːtə
dekameter
ˈdɛkəˌmiːtə
flowmeter
ˈfləʊˌmiːtə
hectometer
ˈhɛktəʊˌmiːtə
hectometre
ˈhɛktəʊˌmiːtə
luxmeter
ˈlʌksˌmiːtə
millimetre
ˈmɪlɪˌmiːtə
multimeter
ˈmʌltɪˌmiːtə
nanometer
ˈnænəʊˌmiːtə
nanometre
ˈnænəʊˌmiːtə
ohmmeter
ˈəʊmˌmiːtə
picometre
ˈpiːkəʊˌmiːtə
ratemeter
ˈreɪtˌmiːtə
Rotameter
ˈrəʊtəˌmiːtə
submillimeter
sʌbˈmɪlɪˌmiːtə
voltmeter
ˈvəʊltˌmiːtə
wattmeter
ˈwɒtˌmiːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MICROMETRE

micromere
micromesh
micromesh stockings
micrometeorite
micrometeoritic
micrometeoroid
micrometeorologist
micrometeorology
micrometer
micrometer calliper
micrometer gauge
micrometer screw
micromethod
micrometric
micrometrical
micrometry
micromho
micromicrocurie
micromicrofarad
micromillimetre

WORDS THAT END LIKE MICROMETRE

ballad metre
Chile saltpetre
common metre
decametre
decimetre
dekametre
kilometre
long metre
metre
micromillimetre
mismetre
saltpetre
short metre

Synonyms and antonyms of micrometre in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «micrometre» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MICROMETRE

Find out the translation of micrometre to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of micrometre from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «micrometre» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

微米
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

micrómetro
570 millions of speakers

English

micrometre
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

micrometre
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ميكرومتر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

микрометр
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

micrometre
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মাইক্রোমিটার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

micromètre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Micrometre
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Mikrometer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

マイクロメータ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

마이크로 미터
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Micrometre
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

micromet
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மைக்ரோமீட்டர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मायक्रोमीटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mikrometre
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

micrometre
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mikrometr
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мікрометр
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

microni
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μικρομέτρων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mikrometer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mikrometer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mikrometer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of micrometre

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MICROMETRE»

The term «micrometre» is regularly used and occupies the 85.642 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MICROMETRE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «micrometre» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «micrometre» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about micrometre

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MICROMETRE»

Discover the use of micrometre in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to micrometre and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Micrometre
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A micrometer (micrometre in alternative spelling), is by definition 1x10-6 of a meter (SI Standard prefix "micro" = 10-6).
Jesse Russel, Ronald Cohn, 2013
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Water Chemistry of Nuclear Reactor Systems 7: Proceedings of ...
The fine filtration programme commenced in cycle 3 with the installation of 6 micrometre filters, and during refuel 3, the dose to operators in refuelling was 4.5 man rem. * Because dose rates were so high, lead was added to the refuelling ...
‎1996
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Simulation and Experiment in Laser Metrology: Proceedings of ...
Thus, separate measurements of these distributions become possible. However, when polarization angles are measured through the correlation zone, information concerning sub- micrometre geometry is lost (see curve 3). The dashed line in ...
Zoltan Füzessy, Werner Jüotner, Wolfgang Osten, 1996
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ESSENTIALS OF PHYSICS
At this stage, we turn the screw of the micrometre to raise point P of the spirit level a bit. The micrometre screw is now adjusted to get the spirit level horizontal again . This is done to avoid the error of overstretched wire relaxing suddenly to a ...
SANJAY MORESHWAR WAGH, DILIP ABASAHEB DESHPANDE, 2012
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Orders of Magnitude: Picometre, Kilometre, Micrometre, 1 ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, Books LLC, 2010
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Communications to the Board of Agriculture, on Subjects ...
II n' y a qu'un dixieme de ligne entre les cdtes paralleles des carres du micrometre dont je me sers pour mesurer la grosseur des filamens des laines. II est place au foyer de 1'oculaire du micro* scope. La lentille grossit quatorze fois ; par ...
Great Britain. Board of Agriculture, 1806
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Environmental Engineering
These devices offer high capture efficiency for sub-micrometre particulates by using electrical forces to remove suspended particles from a gas stream. Because an ESP employs electricity only to charge particles in a passive air stream (not to ...
D. SRINIVASAN, 2008
8
States of Matter, States of Mind
(In a darkened room, a sunlight beam makes dust particles of about this size visible.) (3) A further division reaches one micrometre or one micron. (For comparison, the wavelength of visible light is 0.4 to 0.75 micrometre, so the thickness of oil ...
Allan F.M. Barton, 1997
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The Britannica Guide to Numbers and Measurement
The micrometre, also called a micron, is a metric unit of measure for length equal to 0.00l mm, or about 0.000039 inch. Its symbol is μm. The micrometre is commonly employed 260 7 The Britannica Guide to Numbers and Measurement 7 ...
William L. Hosch, 2010
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Articles on Orders of Magnitude (Length), Including: ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Hephaestus Books, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MICROMETRE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term micrometre is used in the context of the following news items.
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Image: The Argo's hidden cargo
... green shows 90 micrometres and red codes the 140 micrometre wavelength. The image is part of Akari's recently released all-sky survey. «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
2
Nano-view of the brain with syringe injectable electronics
Here, we overcome this challenge by demonstrating the syringe injection (and subsequent unfolding) of sub-micrometre-thick, centimetre-scale ... «Next Big Future, Jul 15»
3
Putting CPV on Rooftops
This process can print millions of cells per hour with a yield exceeding 99.5 percent while producing micrometre-scale placement accuracy (see ... «Compound Semiconductor, Jul 15»
4
Why are scientists so excited about fossilized worm sperm?
A fossilized spermatozoon fragment; the scale bar is 1 micrometre long. Courtesy of Paleobiology Department/Swedish Museum of Natural ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
5
Seeing through chaos in multimode fibres
... for MMFs to become extremely narrow and minimally invasive endoscopes, allowing sub-micrometre resolution imaging in deep regions of sensitive tissues. «Nature.com, Jul 15»
6
Bestech releases new compact confocal sensor with superior …
Bestech Australia introduces a new range of non-contact distance sensors from Micro-Epsilon, designed to measure at sub-micrometre ... «Ferret, Jul 15»
7
Cool-headed boffins overcome sticky issue: Graphene-based film …
Researchers at Chalmers University, led by professor Johan Liu, have developed the 20 micrometre-thick film, which apparently has a thermal ... «The Register, Jul 15»
8
How plants clean themsleves by repelling water
... papillae) that are anything from 5-100 micrometres tall, or about the width of a human hair (1 micrometre is one millionth of a metre). «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
9
Characterisation of Functional Materials on the Nanoscale Using …
With a flexible spatial resolution—spanning from millimetre to sub-micrometre—Renishaw's inVia Raman microscope is a powerful and proven ... «Azom.com, Jul 15»
10
Multi-purpose sensor measures temperature, vibrations and electric …
... micrometers (one micrometre corresponds to one thousandth of a millimetre). The researchers actually succeeded in accurately reproducing ... «Phys.Org, Jul 15»

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