micrometre

CEFRB2

/ˈmaɪkɹəˌmiːtə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

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

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An SI and mks unit of measure, the length of one-millionth of a metre. Symbol: μm, um, μ.

Examples

  • The thin plastic sheet is one micrometre thick.

  • The length was measured in micrometres.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmaɪkɹəˌmitəɹ/

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In context

  • The micrometre was used for measurement.

  • Holonyms: millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre

  • Meronyms: picometre < nanometre

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From micro- + metre.