- millimicrons
- n. unit of length equal to one thousandth of a micron
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
millimicrons
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millimicron — /mil euh muy kron/, n., pl. millimicrons, millimicra / kreuh/. a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a micron; one billionth of a meter. Symbol: mµ Cf. nanometer. [1900 05; MILLI + MICRON] * * * … Universalium
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caloradiance — cal·o·ra·di·ance (kal″ə raґde əns) the radiation or rays which lie between 250 and 55,000 millimicrons, such as the rays from the sun, carbon arcs, incandescent rods and filaments, and hot black bodies … Medical dictionary
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millimicron — noun a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter • Syn: ↑nanometer, ↑nanometre, ↑nm, ↑micromillimeter, ↑micromillimetre • Hypernyms: ↑metric linear unit • Part Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
