noun🔗ShareThe thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter."A typical human hair is about 75 microns thick. "unitnumbersciencemathtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA very tiny amount."The filter catches particles larger than a single micron, making the air much cleaner. "amountsciencetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short."In dictionaries of Ancient Greek, the micron above the "ε" in "λÎγω" indicates a short "e" sound. "grammarlanguagephoneticslinguisticswordmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA double whole note."The composer indicated a long, sustained sound by writing a micron in the musical score. "musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court."Because the defendant ignored the initial summons, the court issued a second micron demanding his appearance. "lawgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe great ant thrush of Sumatra (Pitta gigas), which has a very short tail."The bird, a micron, was small but powerful. "animalbirdnaturebiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
