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micrometer en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /maɪˈkɹɑmɪtəɹ/ (General-American)
• [maɪˈkɹɑmɪɾɚ] (General-American)
• /maɪˈkɹɒmɪtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From French micromètre, equivalent to micro- + -meter.

Meanings

1. A device used to measure distance very precisely but within a limited range, especially depth, thickness, and diameter.

Forms

Deriveds

photomicrometer · ultramicrometer · videomicrometer · radiomicrometer · sonomicrometer · stage micrometer · submicrometer · ocular micrometer

Translations (38)

fr micromètre (instrument) · sh mikrometarski vijak (instrument) · fi mikrometriruuvi (instrument) · it micrometro (instrument) · hi सूक्ष्ममापी (instrument) · pt micrómetro (instrument) · cmn 千分尺 (instrument) · ca micròmetre (instrument) · lt mikrometras (instrument) · uk мікрометр (instrument) · he מיקרומטר (instrument) · es micrómetro (instrument) · ar ميكرومتر (instrument) · ko 마이크로미터 (instrument) · sk mikrometer (instrument) · ru микро́метр гла́дкий (instrument) · ru микро́метр (instrument) · lv mikrometrs (instrument) · fi mikrometri (instrument) · ro micrometru (instrument) · nl micrometer (instrument) · ms jangka halus (instrument) · cs mikrometr (instrument) · de Mikrometerschraube (instrument) · fa میکرومتر (instrument) · no mikrometer (instrument) · sv mikrometer (instrument) · hu mikrométer (instrument) · eu mikrometro (instrument) · et kruvik (instrument) · ja マイクロメータ (instrument) · pl mikrometr (instrument) · de Messschraube (instrument) · de Mikrometer (instrument) · sl mikrometer (instrument) · id mikrometer (instrument) · lb Mikrometerschrauf (instrument) · ms mikrometer (instrument)

wikidata: Q12458

micrometer en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌmiːtəɹ/ (US)
• [ˈmaɪkɹoʊˌmiːɾɚ] (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈmaɪkɹəˌmiːtə/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- English meter English micrometer From micro- (“one millionth”) + meter.

Meanings

1. (US, alt-of) US spelling of micrometre (“one-millionth of a metre”).
   alt of micrometre
   • A strain is usually expressed in μm/m (micrometer per meter), also known as microstrain, which has the symbol µε. You may also see “mV/V,” which refers to the output in millivolts per volt of excitation. 2025 September 26, Grant Maloy Smith, “What Is a Strain Gauge Sensor and How Does It Work?”, in DEWESoft, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2025:

Forms

Translations (34)

th ไมโครเมตร (one millionth of a meter) · el μικρόμετρο (one millionth of a meter) · it micron (one millionth of a meter) · cmn 微米 (one millionth of a meter) · eo mikrometro (one millionth of a meter) · ca micròmetre (one millionth of a meter) · la micrometrus (one millionth of a meter) · nl micrometer (one millionth of a meter) · fi mikrometri (one millionth of a meter) · te మైక్రోమీటరు (one millionth of a meter) · ms mikrometer (one millionth of a meter) · pt micrômetro (one millionth of a meter) · ko 마이크로미터 (one millionth of a meter) · pt micrómetro (one millionth of a meter) · da mikrometer (one millionth of a meter) · ja マイクロメートル (one millionth of a meter) · ru микро́н (one millionth of a meter) · ga micriméadar (one millionth of a meter) · mn микрометр (one millionth of a meter) · hu mikrométer (one millionth of a meter) · cs mikrometr (one millionth of a meter) · ia micrometro (one millionth of a meter) · tl mikrometro (one millionth of a meter) · io mikrometro (one millionth of a meter) · fr micromètre (one millionth of a meter) · de Mikrometer (one millionth of a meter) · mn ᠮᠢᠺᠷᠣᠮᠧᠲ᠋ᠷ (one millionth of a meter) · sv mikrometer (one millionth of a meter) · mn ᠮᠢᠺᠷᠣᠨ (one millionth of a meter) · es micrómetro (one millionth of a meter) · vi micrômet (one millionth of a meter) · ru микроме́тр (one millionth of a meter) · mn микрон (one millionth of a meter) · pl mikrometr (one millionth of a meter)

wikidata: Q175821