Micro Meaning
/ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjSmall, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified.
adjVery small in scale or scope.
Sentence Examples
Tom lives in a micro apartment.
You can use a regular Micro USB cable to charge this phone.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The engineer needed a ____ measurement much smaller than a millimeter to calibrate the device.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The startup company focuses on ____ electronics, developing tiny sensors that can be embedded in almost any type of daily object.
Word Origin & History
From micro-, typically as shortened forms for modern words formed with the prefix, ultimately from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Financial independence and micro retirement have come to represent the autonomy I've created for myself, which is a powerful feeling."
— 2025 May 26, Joshua Nelken-Zitser, “I 'micro-retired' in my 30s by investing every dollar from my side income. It sounds almost too simple to be true, but it works.”, in Business Insider, archived from the original on 03 Jun 2025:
"Yes. A nutritional dinner that will taste so good it’ll knock your socks off and maybe change your world—or at least your way of eating. I’d have to cook it at your place, though—all I have in my cottage is a hot plate, fridgie and a micro. But I’d provide everything."
— 2013, Susan Andersen, chapter 14, in Some Like it Hot, Don Mills, Ont.: Harlequin HQN, →ISBN, page 177:
"If you can possibly afford to spend a few more pounds then you should move up into the next price bracket, where the potential of the home micro starts to be realised."
— 1984, Mike Gerrard, Bryan Skinner, Mr Chips comes home: micros and home education, page 23:
"So what sort of hero is this bounding, bomb collecting midget? The answer is an arcade hero - and now he's let loose in your micro courtesy of conversion kings, Elite."
— 1986-05, Rachael Smith, “Bomb Jack”, in Your Sinclair, number 5 (video game review):
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The engineer needed a ____ measurement much smaller than a millimeter to calibrate the device.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The startup company focuses on ____ electronics, developing tiny sensors that can be embedded in almost any type of daily object.