- a variation of micrometer.
micrometre
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It remains to be confirmed if nanoplastics – which are less than one micrometre across – may even slip through the skin, as some research suggests.
From BBC ● Jun. 15, 2026
This high-resolution method is primarily used to print microstructures in the nanometre and micrometre range -- not for printing three-dimensional structures in the cubic millimetre range.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 21, 2024
The protocol presented here forms the basis for analysing and understanding metabolic interactions, down to the micrometre.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 8, 2023
Robbins is excellent, letting glee drip into Andy’s demeanour a micrometre at a time.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2020
This appearance is not optical, for as the micrometre proves, the eye receives the image of the moon at the zenith, at an even greater angle of vision than at the horizon.
From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Schopenhauer, Arthur
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