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micro-
micro- /maɪkrəʊ, -krə $ -kroʊ, -krə/

prefix [in nouns, adjectives, and adverbs]

Language: Latin
Origin: Greek, from mikros 'small, short'

extremely small ⇨ macro-, mini-:

microelectronics

a micro-organism

micro-

BrE

/ˈmaɪkrəʊ/

NAmE

/ˈmaɪkroʊ/

combining form

(in nouns, adjectives and adverbs 构成名词、形容词和副词)

small; on a small scale 微小的；规模小的

◆microchip微芯片

◆microorganism微生物

OPP

(in nouns; used in units of measurement 构成名词，用于计量单位)

one millionth 微；百万分之一

◆a microlitre百万分之一升