microstate
/ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊˌsteɪt/
microstate noun: a country that has a very small population and land area.
Noun
microstate (plural microstates)
- A country that has a very small population and land area.
- The specific detailed microscopic configuration of a system.
- However, the number of microstates in which the excess of molecules in one bulb over the number in the other bulb is sufficient to permit the measurement of a pressure difference is a quite discountably small fraction of the total number of microstates.1989, H. E. Avery, D. John Shaw, Physical Chemistry, page 33
microstate meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Thai
microstate in Tamil
- நுண் நிலை
microstate in Arabic
- a very small country
- دُوَيْلَة duwayla
microstate in Thai
- a very small country
- จุลรัฐ jun-lá-rát
Antonyms of microstate
Forms of microstate
| plural | microstates |
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Origin of microstate
From micro- + state.
Words formed from microstate
- microstate continuum
Questions about microstate
- What does microstate mean?
- Microstate means a country that has a very small population and land area.
- What is microstate in Tamil?
- Microstate in Tamil is நுண் நிலை. See Microstate meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is microstate?
- Microstate is a noun.
- How do you pronounce microstate?
- Microstate is pronounced /ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊˌsteɪt/.
- What is the plural of microstate?
- The plural of microstate is microstates.
Words near microstate in the dictionary
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