microns
- plural of micron.
Example Sentences
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The wavelength, or the distance between repeating peaks of the wave, is very long, measuring hundreds of microns.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 17, 2026
David A Lindon, from Bournemouth, Dorset, says his latest sculpture, The Yellow Smiley Face, is "invisible to the human eye", with measurements of only 11.037 by 12.330 microns.
From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025
The dust's fine grains, just one or two microns in size, makes it easy to inhale and difficult to remove.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2025
In herU.K. lab, Onyeaka is growing Chlorella vulgaris, a green single-celled algae about 2 to 10 microns in diameter — roughly the width of a strand of spider silk.
From Salon ● Jan. 29, 2025
A typical paramecium, for instance, is about two microns wide, 0.002 millimeters, which is really very small.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
