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Definition of Micron
1. Noun. A metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter.
Generic synonyms: Metric Linear Unit
Terms within: Micromillimeter, Micromillimetre, Millimicron, Nanometer, Nanometre, Nm
Group relationships: Millimeter, Millimetre, Mm
Definition of Micron
1. n. A measure of length; the thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter.
Definition of Micron
1. Noun. (physics) A unit of length; the thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Micron
1. a unit of length [n -CRONS or -CRA]
Medical Definition of Micron
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Micron
Literary usage of Micron
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention (1901)
"Calendula, 4 micron. Cannabis indica, about 20 micron. ... Viburnum prunifolium,
15—35 micron. 1 In these drugs prisms and pyramids in group No. ..."
2. Proceedings of the American Pharmaceutical Association at the Annual Meeting by American Pharmaceutical Association, National Pharmaceutical Convention, American Pharmaceutical Association Meeting (1901)
"Calendula, 4 micron. Cannabis indica. about 20 micron. ... Viburnum prunifolium,
15-35 micron. 1 In these drugs prisms and pyramids in group No. ..."
3. The Technical World Magazine (1910)
"THE MICROTOME CUTTING SERIAL SECTIONS ONE micron THICK. ... One micron—one
one-thousandth part of the one one-thousandth part of a meter—the one twenty-five ..."
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