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microns

microns is the plural of micron.

Meaning of micron

Noun (1)

micron (plural microns)

  1. Synonym of micrometre (“one-millionth of a metre”).
    • As one spacecraft lurches and drags through the Earth's uneven gravity field, the second follows 210 km behind, measuring changes in their separation to the nearest micron (a thousandth of a millimetre).2009, Jonathan Amos, (bbc.co.uk) Satellites weigh California water
    Synonyms:
    micrometre
  2. (figuratively) A very tiny amount.

Noun (2)

micron (plural microns)

  1. Synonym of breve.
    Synonyms:
    breve

Questions about microns

What is microns the plural of?
Microns is the plural of micron.

Words near microns in the dictionary

  1. micronova
  2. micronovae
  3. micronovas
  4. micronozzle
  5. micronozzles
  6. microns
  7. micronuclear
  8. micronuclease
  9. micronucleases
  10. micronucleate
  11. micronucleated

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