Associations to the word «Micron»

Wiktionary

MICRON, noun. (physics) A unit of length; the thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter.
MICRON, noun. (linguistics) Synonym of breve.

Dictionary definition

MICRON, noun. A metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.