micro.
Very small in scale or scope.
Meaning & usage
Very small in scale or scope.
At the micro level, he was a good manager. At the macro level, he failed.
Where this word comes from
From micro-, typically as shortened forms for modern words formed with the prefix, ultimately from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).
Clipping of microwave (“microwave oven”).
Just put it in the micro for 30 seconds and it's ready to eat.
Clipping of microeconomics.
Clipping of microcomputer.
Clipping of micromanagement.
Clipping of microphile.
Clipping of microphilia.
In the context of microphilia, one who is abnormally very small.
Where this word comes from
From micro-, typically as shortened forms for modern words formed with the prefix, ultimately from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).
Clipping of micromanage.
Where this word comes from
From micro-, typically as shortened forms for modern words formed with the prefix, ultimately from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).
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