millimicron

[ mil-uh-mahy-kron ]

/ ˈmɪl əˌmaɪ krɒn /

noun, plural mil·li·mi·crons, mil·li·mi·cra [mil-uh-mahy-kruh] /ˈmɪl əˌmaɪ krə/.

a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a micron; one-billionth of a meter. Symbol: mμ

Nearby words

millilitre, millilux, millime, millimeter, millimetre, millimicron, millimole, milline, milliner, millinery, milling

Compare nanometer.

Origin of millimicron

First recorded in 1900–05; milli- + micron

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British Dictionary definitions for millimicron

millimicron

/ (ˈmɪlɪˌmaɪkrɒn) /

noun

an obsolete name for a nanometre; one millionth of a millimetre

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Medicine definitions for millimicron

millimicron

[ mĭl′ə-mī′krŏn ]

n.

A unit of length that is equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a micrometer or one billionth (10-9) of a meter; nanometer.