MICR-


Meaning of MICR- in English

combining form

or micro-

Etymology: Middle English micro-, from Latin, from Greek mikr-, mikro-, from mikros, smikros small, short; akin to Old English smēa līc careful, exquisite, Old High German smāhi small, low, Old Norse smār small, and perhaps to Old English smītan to smear — more at smite

1.

a. : small : minute : petty

micro cyst

— often used to contrast with macr-

b. : enlarging : magnifying or amplifying — in names of instruments

micro phone

micro scope

c. — used for small or minute size, quantities, intensities, or variations

micro barograph

micro calorimeter

micro graph

d. : minutely

micro level

2. : one millionth part of (a specified unit)

micro second

— especially in terms used in the metric system

micro gram

and in electricity

micro farad

micr ohm

3. : microscopic: as

a. : dealing with, employing, or used in microscopy

micro paleontology

micro tome

b. : revealed by or having its structure discernible only by microscopical examination

micro fossil

c. : prepared for microscopical examination

micro section

4. : abnormally small

micro dactylous

— chiefly in nouns denoting a condition of a specified part of the body

micro gnathia

5. : of, involving, or for very small or minute quantities of material : on a small or minute scale of chemical operation : microchemical : microanalytical

micro balance

micro sublimation

— compare semimicro-, ultramicro-

6. : of very fine grain : in names of rocks

micro granite

7. : of or relating to a small area

micro climate

micro economics

micro habitat

8. : microphotographed or microfilmed

micro copy

: employed in or relating to microphotographing or microfilming

micro reader

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.