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Definition of Millimicron
1. Noun. A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter.
Generic synonyms: Metric Linear Unit
Terms within: A, Angstrom, Angstrom Unit
Group relationships: Micrometer, Micron
Definition of Millimicron
1. n. The thousandish part of a micron or the millionth part of a millimeter; -- a unit of length used in measuring light waves, etc.
Definition of Millimicron
1. Noun. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of a micron ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Millimicron
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Millimicron
1. Former term for nanometer. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Millimicron
Literary usage of Millimicron
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Code of Federal Regulations: Parts 170 to 199 Revised as of April 1, 2005 by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"Wavelength accuracy, ±1.0 millimicron. Nitrogen cylinder. ... If the characteristic
benzene peaks in the 250 to 260 millimicron region are present, ..."
2. The Microscope: An Introduction to Microscopic Methods and to Histology by Simon Henry Gage (1920)
"The millimicron (mju). This is the one billionth of a meter (o.0oo ... Occasionally
one meets the symbol juju for millimicron ..."
3. An Introduction to the Practice of Preventive Medicine by John Gerald Fitzgerald (1922)
"... between 0.1 micron and 1.0 millimicron; molecular solutions, less than 1.0
millimicron (one micron = 10-3 mm.; one millimicron = 10'° mm.). ..."
4. Bulletin by Institution of Mining and Metallurgy (1904)
"Table V showed how many molecules of xanthate were available per square millimicron
TABLE V MOLECULES PER SQUARE millimicron OF SURFACE Number available in ..."
5. The Metallurgists and Chemists' Handbook: A Reference Book of Tables and by Donald Macy Liddell (1918)
"... 10 millimeters = 1 centimeter 10 centimeters = 1 decimeter 10 decimeters = 1
meter 10 meters = 1 dekameter A micron is Jf ooo mm.; a millimicron ..."
6. The Ether of Space by Oliver Lodge (1909)
"[1 micron=1o'° meter; 1 millimicron is 1o-' meter = 10-' centimeter, or a millionth
of a millimeter.] To get up an ethereal speed of 1 centimeter per ..."
7. Atoms by Jean Perrin (1916)
"In this way it is possible to measure the surface of the film with an accuracy
bordering on the one-hundreth of a millimicron. The corresponding thickness ..."
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