Mi"cro- (?), Mi"cr-. [Gr. small.]

A combining form

signifying: (a)

Small, little, trivial, slight; as, microcosm, microscope

. (b) Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.

A millionth part of; as, microfarad, microohm, micrometer.

 

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