micrometer meaning
ENWMicrometer
- A micrometer (/maɪˈkrɒmɨtər/ US dict: mī·krŏm′·ĭ·tər), sometimes known as a micrometer screw gauge,
- Micrometers are also used in telescopes or microscopes to measure the apparent diameter of celestial bodies or microscopic objects. The micrometer used with a telescope was invented about 1638 by William Gascoigne, an English astronomer.
- Colloquially the word micrometer is often shortened to mike or mic (/ˈmaɪk/) (US dict: mīk′).
- ^ Encyclopedia Americana (1988) "Micrometer" Encyclopedia Americana 19: 500 ISBN 0-7172-0119-8 (set)
- NounPLmicrometersPREmicro-SUF-ometer
Definition of micrometer in English Dictionary
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- Morphemes
- Prefixes
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- Words prefixed with micro-
- Words prefixed with micro-
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Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "micrometer" is a morpheme, more specifically, a prefixe. It's also a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.