micron

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micron - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  micron \mic"ron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mikro`s small.] (Physics)
     A measure of length; the thousandth part of one millimeter;
     the millionth part of a meter.
     [1913 Webster]

  Micromillimeter \Mi`cro*mil"li*me`ter\, n. [Micro- +
     millimeter.]
     The millionth part of a meter.
  
     Note: The millionth part of a meter is now termed a micron,
           and the word micromillimeter does not conform to the IS
           use of the prefix micro-.
           [1913 Webster +PJC]

micron - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  micron
      n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter
           [syn: micron, micrometer]

micron - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  micrometre
  micron
  
     <unit> (Or "micron") One millionth of a metre.  The symbol
     is a Greek letter mu followed by "m".
  
     Features on modern integrated circuits are typically
     measured in microns.  The smallest features in 1999 are around
     0.1 microns across.
  
     (1999-09-28)
  

  Micron Electronics, Inc.
  Micron
  
     <company> An electronics company that develops, markets,
     manufactures, and supports high-performance notebook computers
     , desktop personal computers, PC servers and
     related hardware and software products.
  
     (1997-03-10)