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| a combining form with the meanings “small” (microcosm; microgamete), “very small in comparison with others of its kind” (microcassette; microlith), “too small to be seen by the unaided eye” (microfossil; microorganism), “dealing with extremely minute organisms, organic structures, or quantities of a substance” (microdissection; microscope), “localized, restricted in scope or area” (microburst; microhabitat), “(of a discipline) focusing on a restricted area” (microeconomics), “containing or dealing with texts that require enlargement to be read” (microfilm; microreader), “one millionth” (microgram). |
Also, especially before a vowel, micr-.
Origin:
< Gk: comb. form repr. mīkrós small
< Gk: comb. form repr. mīkrós small

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: mi·cro
Pronunciation: 'mI-(")krO
Function: adjective
1 : very small; especially :
2 involving minute quantities or variations
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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micro
microprocessor
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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