millimicron
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Millimicron — Mil li*mi cron, n. [Milli + micron.] The thousandth part of a micron or the millionth part of a millimeter; a unit of length used in measuring light waves, etc. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
millimicron — [mi(l)limikʀɔ̃] n. m. ÉTYM. 1923, Larousse; de milli , et micron. ❖ ♦ Didact. Millième partie du micron, millionième de millimètre. (Symb. : mμ) … Encyclopédie Universelle
millimicron — (mµ) a former metric unit of distance equal to 0.001 micron or 10 9 meter. The millimicron has been replaced by its equivalent, the nanometer (nm) … Dictionary of units of measurement
millimicron — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1904 nanometer … New Collegiate Dictionary
millimicron — see nanometer … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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
millimicron — Former term for nanometer. * * * mil·li·mi·cron .mil ə mī .krän n NANOMETER … Medical dictionary
millimicron — mil·li·mì·cron s.m.inv. OB TS fis., metrol. → nanometro {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1937. ETIMO: comp. di milli e micron … Dizionario italiano
millimicron — n. unit of length equal to one thousandth of a micron … English contemporary dictionary
millimicron — s. m. inv. un millesimo di micron … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
