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microns

noun

Meaning

  1. A semicircular diacritical mark (˘) placed above a vowel, commonly used to mark its quantity as short.
  2. A double whole note.
  3. Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any court.
  4. The great ant thrush of Sumatra (Pitta gigas), which has a very short tail.
  5. The thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter.
  6. A very tiny amount.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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