MICR-


Meaning of MICR- in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ combining form ]

or micro-

Etymology: Middle English micro-, from Latin, from Greek mikr-, mikro-, from mikros, smikros small, short; perhaps akin to Old English smēa līc careful, exquisite

1.

a. : small : minute

micro capsule

b. : used for or involving minute quantities or variations

micro barograph

2. : one millionth (10 -6 ) part of

micro gram

3.

a. : using microscopy

micro dissection

: used in microscopy

b. : revealed by or having the structure discernible only by microscopic examination

micro organism

4. : abnormally small

micro cyte

5. : of or relating to a small area

micro climate

6. : employed in or connected with microphotographing or microfilming

micro copy

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.