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Micro-
Micro (symbol µ) is a unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of 10−6 (one millionth).
The symbol for the prefix comes from the Greek letter μ (mu).
Examples:
The size of the influenza virus is about 0.8 to 1.2 micrometres.
Prefix
PRE
micro-
Very
small
.
organism → microorganism
(metric units) One
millionth
.
gram → microgram
Meaning of
micro-
for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "micro-" is a
morpheme
, more specifically, a
prefixe
.
Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
Morphemes
Prefixes
Difficultness: Level 8
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Easy ➨ Difficult
Definiteness: Level 6
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Definite ➨ Versatile
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