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μ-

μ- is the abbreviation of micro-.

Meaning of micro-

Prefix (1)

micro-

  1. (diminutive) Very small.
    • Near-synonyms: (prefixes) mini-, nano- (loose sense); (suffixes) -cule, -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -ie, -kin, -le, -let, -ling, -ole, -ule, -y
    Synonyms:
    mini-, nano-[Appendix:Glossary, -cule, -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -ie, -kin
  2. (metric units) One millionth.
    • micro- + gram → microgram

Prefix (2)

micro-

  1. Pertaining to an aspect of micronationalism; micronational.
    • micro- + wiki → MicroWiki

Forms of μ-

alternative proscribed (informal)u-
alternative proscribed (informal)mc-

Questions about μ-

What is μ- the abbreviation of?
Μ- is the abbreviation of micro-.

Words near μ- in the dictionary

  1. λ/4 plate
  2. λ/4 plates
  3. ΛCDM
  4. λmax
  5. λmaxes
  6. μ-
  7. μ-completion
  8. μ-completions
  9. μ-oxido dihydrogen
  10. μ-PD
  11. μ-scope

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Adapted from Wiktionary: μ- (page history and authors); micro- (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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