micro
Syllables: mi·cro/ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊ/US/ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊ/
micro adjective: very small in scale or scope. Also the clipping of microwave.
Adjective
micro (comparative more micro, superlative most micro)
- Very small in scale or scope.
- At the micro level, he was a good manager. At the macro level, he failed.
- Financial independence and micro retirement have come to represent the autonomy I've created for myself, which is a powerful feeling.2025 May 26, Joshua Nelken-Zitser, “I 'micro-retired' in my 30s by investing every dollar from my side income. It sounds almost too simple to be true, but it works.”, in Business Insider, archived...
- Antonyms:
- macro
Noun
micro (countable and uncountable, plural micros or microes)
- In the context of microphilia, one who is abnormally very small.
- Synonyms:
- tiny
Proper noun capitalized: Micro
Micro
Also used as
micro is also the clipping of microwave.
micro is also the clipping of microeconomics.
micro is also the clipping of microcomputer.
micro is also the clipping of micromanagement.
micro is also the clipping of microphile.
micro is also the clipping of microphilia.
micro meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
micro in Hindi
- माइक्रो, सूक्ष्म
micro in Tamil
- மைக்ரோ, நுண், மைக்ரோக்கு
micro in Marathi
- मायक्रो, सूक्ष्म
micro in Urdu
- مائیکرو, مائکرو
More languagesFewer languages
- micro in Bengali
- মাইক্রো
- micro in Telugu
- మైక్రో, సూక్ష్మ
- micro in Malayalam
- മൈക്രോ
- micro in Kannada
- ಮೈಕ್ರೋ, ಮೈಕ್ರೊ
- micro in Punjabi
- ਮਾਈਕਰੋ, ਸੂਖਮ, ਮਾਈਕ੍ਰੋ
- micro in Gujarati
- માઇક્રો, માઈક્રો, સૂક્ષ્મ
- micro in Odia
- ମାଇକ୍ରୋ
- micro in Nepali
- माइक्रो, सूक्ष्म, माइक्रो गर्न
Examples of micro in a sentence
- They were having this contest for grommets. The waves were micro. Even the groms were disgusted.
- Micro$oft shot themselves in the foot when they tried to take control of everybody's computer.
- Histidine was extensively degraded by rumen micro‐organisms, while tyrosine was the most anti‐degradable AA among the samples.
Synonyms of micro
Antonyms
Forms of micro
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more micro |
| superlative | most micro |
| Noun | |
| plural | micros |
| plural | microes |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | micros |
| third-person singular present | microes |
| present participle | microing |
| present participle | micro'ing |
| past participle | microed |
| past | microed |
| past participle | microd |
| past | microd |
| past participle | micro'ed |
| past | micro'ed |
| past participle | micro'd |
| past | micro'd |
Origin of micro
From micro-, typically as shortened forms for modern words formed with the prefix, ultimately from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).
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Words formed from micro
Phrases with micro
- micro orgs
- micro drama
- micro scale
- micro dramas
- micro floppy
- micro scales
- micro manager
- micro diskette
- micro floppies
- micro managers
- micro diskettes
- micro black hole
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Words that rhyme with micro
Questions about micro
- What does micro mean?
- Micro means very small in scale or scope.
- What is micro in Hindi?
- Micro in Hindi is माइक्रो, सूक्ष्म. See Micro meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is micro?
- Micro can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce micro?
- Micro is pronounced /ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊ/ (UK).
Words near micro in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: micro (page history and authors); Micro (page history and authors); micro (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); micro (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); micro (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); micro (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); micro (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); micro (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); micro (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); micro (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); micro (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); micro (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); micro (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); micro (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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