microreader
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microreader — “+ noun Etymology: micr + reader : an apparatus that gives an enlarged image of a microphotograph suitable for reading or viewing * * * /muy kroh ree deuhr/, n. a device for projecting an enlarged image of a microfilm or microphotograph, esp. on… … Useful english dictionary
microreader — /muy kroh ree deuhr/, n. a device for projecting an enlarged image of a microfilm or microphotograph, esp. on a ground glass screen. [1945 50; MICRO + READER] * * * … Universalium
microreader — mi·cro·reader … English syllables
micro- — a combining form with the meanings small (microcosm; microgamete), very small in comparison with others of its kind (microcassette; microlith), too small to be seen by the unaided eye (microfossil; microorganism), dealing with extremely minute… … Universalium
microfiche — mi|cro|fiche [ maıkrə,fiʃ ] noun count or uncount a sheet of film with very small photographs of documents on it, used for storing information in a library where it can be read using a special machine called a microreader … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
microfiche — UK [ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfiːʃ] / US [ˈmaɪkrəˌfɪʃ] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms microfiche : singular microfiche plural microfiches a sheet of film with very small photographs of documents on it, used for storing information in a library where it… … English dictionary
micr- — combining form or micro Etymology: Middle English micro , from Latin, from Greek mikr , mikro , from mikros, smikros small, short; akin to Old English smēalīc careful, exquisite, Old High German smāhi small, low, Old Norse smār small, and perhaps … Useful english dictionary
