microstate en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊˌsteɪt/
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Etymology
Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English microstate From micro- + state.
Meanings
- A country that has a very small population and land area.
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The specific detailed microscopic configuration of a system.
However, the number of microstates in which the excess of molecules in one bulb over the number in the other bulb is sufficient to permit the measurement of a pressure difference is a quite discountably small fraction of the total number of microstates.
1989, H. E. Avery, D. John Shaw, Physical Chemistry, page 33:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| microstates | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (30)
tr mikrodevlet (a very small country) · pl mikrostan (microscopic configuration) · ca microestat (a very small country) · ka მიკროქვეყანა (a very small country) · cs mikrostav (microscopic configuration) · ja マイクロ (a very small country) · cmn 微觀狀態 /微观状态 (microscopic configuration) · de Zwergstaat (a very small country) · ro microstat (a very small country) · fi kääpiövaltio (a very small country) · es microestado (microscopic configuration) · nl dwergstaat (a very small country) · es microestado (a very small country) · nl microtoestand (microscopic configuration) · cs ministát (a very small country) · pl mikropaństwo (a very small country) · sv mikrostat (a very small country) · da mikrostat (a very small country) · fi mikro-olosuhteet (microscopic configuration) · ru микросостоя́ние (microscopic configuration) · ka მიკროსახელმწიფო (a very small country) · cs státeček (a very small country) · ru ка́рликовое госуда́рство (a very small country) · nl ministaat (a very small country) · th จุลรัฐ (a very small country) · ca microestat (microscopic configuration) · da mikrotilstand (microscopic configuration) · sv mikrotillstånd (microscopic configuration) · ar دُوَيْلَة (a very small country) · cmn 微型國家 /微型国家 (a very small country)