microworld
UK/ˈmʌɪkɹəʊwəːld/
microworld noun: the world as it exists at a microscopic scale, subject to quantum effects etc.
Noun (1)
microworld (plural microworlds)
- The world as it exists at a microscopic scale, subject to quantum effects etc.
- There are certainly many, new features to be learnt about the microworld and which quantum mechanics can inform about.2007 August 11, Peter J. Riggs, “Reflections on the deBroglie–Bohm Quantum Potential”, in Erkenntnis, volume 68, number 1, →DOI
- This randomness in the behaviour of the microworld came as a shock because, until this point, science was resolutely deterministic.2011, Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum World, Allen Lane, published 2011, page 8
Noun (2)
microworld (plural microworlds)
- The community of micronations; the micronational world.
Forms of microworld
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Origin of microworld
From micro- (“small”) + world.
From micro- (“pertaining to an aspect of micronationalism”) + world.
Questions about microworld
- What does microworld mean?
- Microworld means the world as it exists at a microscopic scale, subject to quantum effects etc.
- What part of speech is microworld?
- Microworld is a noun.
- How do you pronounce microworld?
- Microworld is pronounced /ˈmʌɪkɹəʊwəːld/ (UK).
- What is the plural of microworld?
- The plural of microworld is microworlds.
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