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microadjustment en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ey- Proto-Indo-European *-u Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu Proto-Indo-European *h₂yew- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwos Proto-Italic *jowos Archaic Latin *iowos, *iowez- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Archaic Latin -tus Archaic Latin iovestos Latin iūstusbor. Old French juste French juste French ajuster Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -ment Middle French -ment French -ment French ajustementbor. English adjustment English microadjustment From micro- + adjustment.

Meanings

  1. A very small adjustment.

Forms

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micro-adjustment alternative lexicographic
microadjustments Number=Plur lexicographic