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Synonyms micrometer
Type of metric linear unit

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They were made at wavelengths up to 2.3 micron where the HST is not competitive.
From the sciencedaily.com
Stenstrom noted that some PAHs can be found in soot-like, micron-size particles.
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Five-micron sections were cut and mounted on aminosaline adhesive coated slides.
From the nature.com
Micron fell as low as $9.40 in extended trading after the results were released.
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The current state of the art for chips in commercial production is 0.13 micron.
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It is actually a synthesizer, an Alesis micron but I use it as a midi controller.
From the techcrunch.com
Micron is in the process of trying to buy Elpida Memory which is in bankruptcy.
From the forbes.com
Micron rose 16 cents to $7.11 at 4 p.m. New York time on the Nasdaq Stock Market.
From the bloomberg.com
Crossbred oddments were 2%-4% up, while mid-micron fleece was generally unchanged.
From the odt.co.nz
More examples
  • A metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter
  • Micron produced ice hockey equipment in the 1980s and were based in Canada.
  • A micron (micrometre) is the measurement used to express the diameter of a wool fibre. The lower microns are the finer fibres. Fibre diameter is the most important characteristic of wool in determining its greasy value.
  • (Microns) A unit of measurement; the Doctor says that the macrovirus is growing at a rate of 30 microns every second. (Macrocosm)
  • (Microns) In Europe many times referred to as "microns". 100 microns = 4 mil. Rigors of shipping in U.S. can sometimes be more severe and traditionally thicker gauge films have been used.
  • A unit of length equal to 1 millionth of a meter - it is .000394 of an inch. Microns are used to describe the pore size of filter media. Sand filters have openings of 25 to 30 microns; cartridge filters have openings of 8 to 10 microns; and D.E. ...
  • A micron (m) is a metric unit of length equal to a millionth of a meter, or 0.00003937 inch. A human hair is approximately 75 m in diameter. The smallest particle that can be seen with the naked eye is 40 m across The smallest bacteria is about 0.22 m while a virus is even smaller at 0.01 m.
  • A unit of measure used to measure wavelength of light.
  • A unit of length. One Micron = 39 millionths of an inch (.000039"). Contaminant size is usually described in microns. Relatively speaking, a grain of salt is about 60 microns and the eye can see particles to about 40 microns. ...