micrometre
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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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
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
“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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