micro-

From New Latin micro- (“small”), from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

micro-

1. Very small.

   ‎micro- + ‎Cebus → ‎Microcebus

3. (metric units) One millionth.

   Synonym: μ-

   ‎micro- + ‎gram → ‎microgram

• (stress on first syllable; e.g., microscope) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪkɹə-/, /ˈmaɪkɹoʊ-/

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• (stress on second syllable; e.g., microscopy) IPA^(key): /maɪˈkɹɒ-/

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

micro-

2. (diminutive) Very small.

   ‎micro- + ‎organism → ‎microorganism

4. (metric units) One millionth.

   ‎micro- + ‎gram → ‎microgram

• (one millionth): Officially, micro- is abbreviated as µ- (the Greek letter mu); for example, one second is 1s, so one microsecond is 1µs. However, for many purposes this is inconvenient, so writers often use either u- (for its similar appearance to µ-) or mc-, producing, for example, 1um (one micrometer) and 1mcg (one microgram).

• (diminutive): mini-, nano-, -ette, -ee, -y, -icle/-cule/-ule/-ole

• (antonym(s) of “diminutive”): super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, giga-, -zilla, grand, great

Clipping of micronation.

micro-

2. (micronationalism) Pertaining to an aspect of micronationalism; micronational.

   ‎micro- + ‎wiki → ‎MicroWiki

• Romic, cormi, moric

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌmi.kɾu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˌmi.kɾo]

micro-

1. micro-

   Antonym: macro-

• “micro-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “micro-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “micro-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “micro-” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

From New Latin micro- (“small”), from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

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micro-

1. micro-

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

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micro-

1. micro-

• Vietnamese: mi-crô

• “micro-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

micro-

1. micro-

   Antonym: macro-

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

micro-

1. micro-

   Antonym: macro-

• cromi

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

micro-

1. micro-

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

micro-

1. micro- (very small)
2. (metric units) micro- (one millionth)

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).

micro-

1. micro-

   Antonym: macro-

• “micro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024