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Pronunciation / Transliteration: maikron
"यह कण आकार में केवल कुछ माइक्रोन चौड़ा है।"
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A unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter, officially called a micrometer.
"The filter is capable of trapping particles as small as five microns in diameter." - 2
A unit of pressure equal to one thousandth of a millimeter of mercury, used in high-vacuum technology.
"The system pressure dropped below ten microns."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the modern Latin word 'micrometra' and the Greek 'mikros' meaning small, coined in the late 19th century to denote a unit of measurement. It reflects the scientific standardization movement of the metric system in Europe during the industrial age.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Micron" is said worldwide
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micron
Transliteration: ˈmi.kron
"Il filtro trattiene particelle fino a un micron."
micron
Transliteration: mi.kʁɔ̃
"Cette poussière mesure à peine un micron de diamètre."
Mikrometer
Transliteration: mi.kʁoˈmeː.tɐ
"Das Partikel ist nur wenige Mikrometer groß."
micra
Transliteration: ˈmi.kɾa
"El cabello humano tiene un espesor de varias micras."
micron
Transliteration: miˈkɾõ
"O micrómetro mede dimensões em frações de mícron."
माइक्रोन
Transliteration: maikron
"यह कण आकार में केवल कुछ माइक्रोन चौड़ा है।"
微米
Transliteration: wēi mǐ
"这种细菌只有几个微米长。"
마이크론
Transliteration: maikeuron
"이 필터는 1마이크론 크기의 입자도 걸러냅니다."
ミクロン
Transliteration: mikuron
"その繊維の太さは数ミクロンです。"
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