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micro

/ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊ/adjective2 syllables

Micro means: extremely small in scale or scope or capability.

Synonyms for micro3

adjective, as in extremely small in scale or scope or capability

small, little

also used for micro

tiny

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What does micro mean?1

adjective

1

extremely small in scale or scope or capability

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Micro in a sentence

  • Algeria needs to strengthen the competitiveness of micro-, small and medium sized enterprises.Amastan
  • The disease was caused by a new micro-organism.Eldad
  • Algeria is encouraging the creation of micro-enterprises.Amastan
  • You can use a regular Micro USB cable to charge this phone.sabretou
  • The surgical scars on his neck where the micro-communications equipment had been inserted itched maddeningly.Cangarejo
  • Tom and Mary live in a micro-apartment.Hybrid
  • Tom lives in a micro apartment.Hybrid
  • Tom's boss was a pedantic micro manager, who had to check every single thing Tom did.patgfisher

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