MICRON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does micron mean? 

• MICRON (noun)
  The noun MICRON has 1 sense:

1. a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter

  Familiarity information: MICRON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MICRON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

micrometer; micron

Hypernyms ("micron" is a kind of...):

metric linear unit (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)

Meronyms (parts of "micron"):

micromillimeter; micromillimetre; millimicron; nanometer; nanometre; nm (a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter)

Holonyms ("micron" is a part of...):

millimeter; millimetre; mm (a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter)

 Context examples 

A unit of length equal to one thousandth of an international inch or 25.4 microns; used predominantly to specify thickness.

(Mil, NCI Thesaurus)

Nuclei slightly irregular, approximately 15 microns; nucleoli evident.

(Fuhrman Grade 2, NCI Thesaurus)

Nuclei very irregular, approximately 20 microns; nucleoli large and prominent.

(Fuhrman Grade 3, NCI Thesaurus)

A human hair has a diameter of around 100 microns.

(Smartphone microscope detects nanoparticles and viruses, NIH)

Particles of special concern to the protection of lung health are those known as fine particles, less than 2.5 microns in diameter.

(Particulate, NCI Thesaurus)

P. micra is commensal to the human mouth, gastrointestinal tract and female genito-urinary tract, but may become pathogenic.

(Parvimonas micra, NCI Thesaurus)

The size of the shells is typically from 50 to 100 microns.

(Planktonic Foraminifera, NOAA Paleoclimate Glossary)

Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Parvimonas micra.

(Parvimonas micra, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

Light with a wavelength of 1.2 microns, detected by 2MASS, is shown in blue.

(A Space Spider Watches Over Young Stars, NASA)

A process to reduce a solid material to particles with an average size described in microns.

(Micronization, NCI Thesaurus)