micron

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: mi=cron

CIDE DICTIONARY

micron, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mikro`s small.].

 A measure of length; the thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

micron, n. one-millionth of a metre.

Etymology

Gk mikron neut. of mikros small: cf. MICRO-

ROGET THESAURUS

micron

Length

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