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microperson

microperson noun: a minuscule person.

Noun

microperson (plural micropersons or micropeople)

  1. A minuscule person.
    • Cultural factors can be introduced on any microplot by game simulation of populations of micropeople.1977, William R. Eblen, Ruth A. Eblen, Experiencing the total environment, page 87
    • Turbulent flow really stirs things up; laminar flow is surprisingly ineffectual at mixing. A microperson's spoon wouldn't easily stir milk into coffee.2000, Steven Vogel, Cats' Paws and Catapults: Mechanical Worlds of Nature and People

Forms of microperson

pluralmicropersons
pluralmicropeople

Origin of microperson

From micro- + person.

Questions about microperson

What does microperson mean?
Microperson means a minuscule person.
What part of speech is microperson?
Microperson is a noun.
What is the plural of microperson?
The plural of microperson is micropersons.

Words near microperson in the dictionary

  1. microperimetry
  2. micropermeabilities
  3. micropermeability
  4. microperoxidase
  5. microperoxidases
  6. microperson
  7. micropersons
  8. microperspective
  9. microperspectives
  10. microperthite
  11. microperthites

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