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micrometre

British  
/ ˈmaɪkrəʊˌmiːtə /

noun

  1. Former name: micron.   μm.  a unit of length equal to 10 –6 metre

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In some materials, spins form complex magnetic structures within the nanometre and micrometre scale in which the magnetization direction twists and curls along specific directions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2024

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

Robbins is excellent, letting glee drip into Andy’s demeanour a micrometre at a time.

From The Guardian • Apr. 8, 2020

“In optics, the wavelength's around a micrometre, so being able to do those kinds of controls has been really difficult.”

From Nature • May 26, 2015

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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