micron
or mi·kron
Also called micrometer. the millionth part of a meter. Symbol: μ, mu
Physical Chemistry. a colloidal particle whose diameter is between 0.2 and 10 microns.
Physics. a very small unit of pressure, equal to that exerted by a column of mercury 1μ high.
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How to use micron in a sentence
The team can’t say precisely what the optimum carrying capacity of the amoebas is, but they achieved their highest speeds with cargo between 30 and 60 microns in diameter — an impressive load for the tiny microbes.
Tiny amoebas move faster when carrying cargo than without | James R. Riordon | August 1, 2022 | Science NewsThe tattoo ink contains a UV-activated dye inside of a plastic nanocapsule less than a micron in diameter – or thousandth of a millimeter – about the same size as an ordinary tattoo pigment.
Dynamic Tattoos Promise To Warn Wearers Of Health Threats | LGBTQ-Editor | September 27, 2020 | No Straight NewsBy one estimate, there are a hundred million bits of debris that are a millimeter in size, a hundred trillion as small as a micron.
This Week’s Awesome Tech Stories From Around the Web (Through Sept 26) | Singularity Hub Staff | September 26, 2020 | Singularity HubMost of the particles generated by burning wood are smaller than one micron—a size believed to be most damaging to our lungs.
The Fireplace Delusion: A Metaphor for Religious Belief | Sam Harris | February 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTTheir size is measured by the unit used in the microscope, called the micron, which is about 1⁄25000 of one inch.
Foods and Household Management | Helen Kinne
The man who studies bacteria measures by the micron, 25,000 of which go to the inch.
Rustic Sounds | Francis DarwinThis unit is the one-thousandth part of a millimeter and is called the micro-millimeter or micron.
The Fundamentals of Bacteriology | Charles Bradfield MorreyFor a moment they saw with a spectrum that reached from the star-wide waves of novas to the micro-micron skittering of neutrinos.
Captives of the Flame | Samuel R. DelanyBut with the destruction of the planet an almost certainty, the collective nervous system was just one micron away from explosion.
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British Dictionary definitions for micron
/ (ˈmaɪkrɒn) /
a unit of length equal to 10 –6 metre. It is being replaced by the micrometre, the equivalent SI unit
Origin of micron
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for micron
[ mī′krŏn′ ]
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