micron.¹

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪkrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪkroʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: microlepidoptera n.

Etymology: Shortened < microlepidoptera n.

Entomology colloquial.

A moth regarded as belonging to the microlepidoptera; = microlepidopteran n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Lepidoptera or butterflies and moths > [noun] > Microlepidoptera

microlepidoptera1852

micro1869

1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 313 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV The presence of ‘micros’ is indicated by discolored lines... It may be ascertained whether the ‘micro’ is at home by holding the leaf up to the light.

1907 R. South Moths Brit. Isles 1st Ser. 6 Possibly, when this new order of things is more generally understood the so-called ‘Micros’ will receive their proper share of attention.

1972 L. E. Chadwick tr. W. Linsenmaier Insects of World 172/2 As for the ‘micros’, they are neither a uniform grouping nor properly to be separated from the rest of the moths.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

micron.²

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪkrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪkroʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: micro- comb. form.

Etymology: < micro- comb. form (see micro- comb. form 1c). Compare mini- comb. form and mini n.², maxi- comb. form and maxi n.

An extremely short miniskirt or minidress.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > types of > short

moochi1872

trotteur1904

trotter skirt1909

puffball1953

miniskirt1962

micro-mini1967

micro-miniskirt1967

micro1968

skating skirt1968

mini1987

1968 N.Y. Times 22 Jan. 36 Hemlines go to all lengths. In extremes, there are micros, which barely cover the buttocks; minis, maxis and the nineteen-thirties length.

1969 D. Clark Death after Evensong ii. 40 She's some bird... Legs just a bit skinny for a micro, but still a good shape.

1986 Sunday Express Mag. 1 June 48 (caption) Show a leg in..thigh-high micro.

1990 L. Sulkis in I. Stang Three-fisted Tales 116 Connie didn't look that out of place in her black leather micro.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

micron.³

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪkrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪkroʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: microcomputer n.

Etymology: Shortened < microcomputer n.

Computing.

= microcomputer n.

ΘΚΠ

society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [noun] > personal computer

home computer1949

personal computer1954

microcomputer1956

micro1971

PC1977

desktop1983

1971 Proc. Digital Equipm. Computer Users Soc. Fall 99 (heading) Seven ‘micros’ equal one mini.

1982 Observer 9 May 17/2 Digital, which claims world market leadership in the mini computer sector, will launch a highly competitive range of desk top micros aimed at business users.

1985 Which Computer? Apr. 52 (advt.) Perfect Link II is a datacommunications program that links your micro to information services and other computers.

1991 Lit. & Ling. Computing 6 133/2 The next stage in humanities computing when a researcher wishes for a broader horizon than the humble micro.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

micron.⁴

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪkrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪkroʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: microwave n.

Etymology: Shortened < microwave n. Compare earlier micro-oven n.

Originally U.S.

A microwave oven.

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the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > stove or cooker > [noun] > oven > microwave oven

microwave oven1955

micro-oven1962

microwave1972

micro1973

1973 Weight Watchers May 19/1 Sanyo's ‘mini micro’ (Model EM 8200) is a countertop oven.

1978 Good Housek. (U.S.) Dec. 286/3 Typical comments:..‘My micro is the easiest of all my appliances to clean, and I have many.’

1980 Christian Sci. Monitor 21 Feb. 14 (heading) Micro dishes good for conventional cooking too.

1984 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring–Summer 852/1 Our micro/convection ovens..let you choose from microwave.., convection.., or micro/convection.

1990 Birds Mag. Summer 91 (advt.) Self-catering bungalows..Colour TV, video, HiFi, micro, 'phone.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

micron.⁵

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪkrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪkroʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: microprocessor n.

Etymology: Shortened < microprocessor n.

Computing.

= microprocessor n.

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society > computing and information technology > hardware > [noun] > central processing unit > types of processor

microcomputer1956

multiprocessor1961

uniprocessor1963

microchip1969

microprocessor1969

microcontroller1971

micro1978

transputer1978

coprocessor1980

RISC1980

Clipper1993

1978 Times 9 Nov. 22/6 It is not certain that the use of micros will cause unemployment...Britain cannot control the pace of micro usage.

1980 Univ. Coll. London Bull. Dec. 9/2 These micros are among the most widely used chips.

1982 Nature 30 Sept. 408/3 Another function of the course is to help researchers interface their own micros to computerized instruments.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

microadj.

Brit.

/ˈmʌɪkrəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈmaɪkroʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: micro- comb. form.

Etymology: < micro- comb. form.

Uses of micro- comb. form as a separable element having adjectival force, often not preceding the noun it modifies (cf. macro adj.).

1. Chemistry. Of or relating to microanalysis.

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the world > matter > chemistry > chemical assay or analytical chemistry > [adjective] > of specific types > of or using microanalysis

micro1915

microanalytical1924

microanalytic1947

1915 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 2 814 The determination of the amino-nitrogen by the ‘micro’ method of Folin.

1931 J. W. Brown in C. A. Mitchell Recent Adv. Analyt. Chem. II. xv. 306 The work of Emich inspired Fritz Pregl..to attempt to carry out organic determinations on a micro scale.

1937 Ann. Rev. Biochem. 6 85 While many important studies have been made on reducing sugars in recent years, most of these have not involved the use of methods which are strictly micro.

1955 C. R. N. Strouts et al. Analyt. Chem. I. xiv. 314 The economy of time afforded by many micro procedures favours their adoption even when the amount of sample available is sufficient for macroanalysis.

1971 Nature 19 Mar. 194/2 Any laboratory where the analysis of metals is practised at macro, micro or trace levels.

1987 K. A. Rubinson Chem. Anal. vii. 218 The size and mass of the single powder particle would place it in the class of micro samples, which are analyzed with the techniques of microanalysis.

2. gen. Small-scale; very small.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > extremely small

tinea1400

little weea1525

undersmall?1527

little little1542

perpusil1598

tiny1598

punctual1605

minute1606

pygmya1616

exiguous1630

atomical1646

minutulous1651

puncticular1658

arenulous1664

myriate1665

minimal1666

minim1671

infinitesimal1733

minutissim1768

weeny1790

midgety1798

teeny1802

pinpoint1807

atomic1809

homuncular1822

minnow1824

weeshy1825

pinhead1835

finitesimal1836

homoeopathic1838

teeny-weeny1842

teenty1844

teenty-taunty1844

teeny-tiny1849

submolecular1854

teensy1856

super-compact1860

midget1865

ultramicroscopic1870

pilulous1871

teensy-weensy1872

tee-tiny1872

minuscule1878

smitchy1888

eeny-weeny1894

eensy-weensy1904

pygmean1904

ultramicroscopical1904

bitsy1905

bitty1905

totty1906

millimetric1909

miniscule1909

minuscular1911

insectual1912

micro1931

eeny1933

eensy1940

submicrogram1941

submillimetre1954

diddy1963

mini1963

micro-mini1967

1931 Boys' Mag. 45 157/1 Any good crystal detector will do. One with fine or micro adjustment is to be preferred.

1958 Spectator 15 Aug. 236/2 Micro, corneal and contact lenses.

1973 Physics Bull. Oct. 626/1 Finally, going lower than micro, we might mention the HP-45, Hewlett-Packard's new pocket ‘scientific’ calculator.

1991 J. Phillips You'll never eat Lunch in this Town Again (1992) 2 When it falls to the floor it reverberates with a disproportionately macro sound for something so very micro.

1999 Nature 6 May 32/1 Natural science needed to bridge the gap between micro and macro: to realize that the macroscopic phenomena apparent to our senses are governed by microphysics.

3. Economics. = microeconomic adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [adjective] > of or relating to branches of

socio-economic1883

socio-economical1893

agro-economic1925

econometric1931

econometrical1932

macroeconomic1939

microeconomic1941

micro1961

macro1974

1946 Econometrica 14 94 Let us assume the theory of micro- and of macroeconomics and then construct aggregates..which are consistent with the two theories.]

1961 G. Ackley Macroecon. Theory xx. 572 Had the micro slopes been identical, the changing distribution of profits would have made no difference.

1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Sept. 9/5 More attention will be given to the ubiquitous ‘micro’ problems in non-sugar sectors of the [Cuban] economy.

1984 National Westm. Bank Q. Rev. Feb. 42 These policies amounted to a straightforward Keynesian expansion with some minor additions of a more micro nature.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

> see also

also refers to : micro-comb. form

n.¹1869

n.²1968

n.³1971

n.⁴1973

n.⁵1978

adj.1915

单词	micro
释义	micron.¹ Brit. /ˈmʌɪkrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmaɪkroʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: microlepidoptera n. Etymology: Shortened < microlepidoptera n. Entomology colloquial. A moth regarded as belonging to the microlepidoptera; = microlepidopteran n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Lepidoptera or butterflies and moths > [noun] > Microlepidoptera microlepidoptera1852 micro1869 1869 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Agric. 1868 313 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (40th Congr., 3rd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc.) XV The presence of ‘micros’ is indicated by discolored lines... It may be ascertained whether the ‘micro’ is at home by holding the leaf up to the light. 1907 R. South Moths Brit. Isles 1st Ser. 6 Possibly, when this new order of things is more generally understood the so-called ‘Micros’ will receive their proper share of attention. 1972 L. E. Chadwick tr. W. Linsenmaier Insects of World 172/2 As for the ‘micros’, they are neither a uniform grouping nor properly to be separated from the rest of the moths. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). micron.² Brit. /ˈmʌɪkrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmaɪkroʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: micro- comb. form. Etymology: < micro- comb. form (see micro- comb. form 1c). Compare mini- comb. form and mini n.², maxi- comb. form and maxi n. An extremely short miniskirt or minidress. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > skirt > types of > short moochi1872 trotteur1904 trotter skirt1909 puffball1953 miniskirt1962 micro-mini1967 micro-miniskirt1967 micro1968 skating skirt1968 mini1987 1968 N.Y. Times 22 Jan. 36 Hemlines go to all lengths. In extremes, there are micros, which barely cover the buttocks; minis, maxis and the nineteen-thirties length. 1969 D. Clark Death after Evensong ii. 40 She's some bird... Legs just a bit skinny for a micro, but still a good shape. 1986 Sunday Express Mag. 1 June 48 (caption) Show a leg in..thigh-high micro. 1990 L. Sulkis in I. Stang Three-fisted Tales 116 Connie didn't look that out of place in her black leather micro. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). micron.³ Brit. /ˈmʌɪkrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmaɪkroʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: microcomputer n. Etymology: Shortened < microcomputer n. Computing. = microcomputer n. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > computer > [noun] > personal computer home computer1949 personal computer1954 microcomputer1956 micro1971 PC1977 desktop1983 1971 Proc. Digital Equipm. Computer Users Soc. Fall 99 (heading) Seven ‘micros’ equal one mini. 1982 Observer 9 May 17/2 Digital, which claims world market leadership in the mini computer sector, will launch a highly competitive range of desk top micros aimed at business users. 1985 Which Computer? Apr. 52 (advt.) Perfect Link II is a datacommunications program that links your micro to information services and other computers. 1991 Lit. & Ling. Computing 6 133/2 The next stage in humanities computing when a researcher wishes for a broader horizon than the humble micro. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). micron.⁴ Brit. /ˈmʌɪkrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmaɪkroʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: microwave n. Etymology: Shortened < microwave n. Compare earlier micro-oven n. Originally U.S. A microwave oven. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > equipment for food preparation > stove or cooker > [noun] > oven > microwave oven microwave oven1955 micro-oven1962 microwave1972 micro1973 1973 Weight Watchers May 19/1 Sanyo's ‘mini micro’ (Model EM 8200) is a countertop oven. 1978 Good Housek. (U.S.) Dec. 286/3 Typical comments:..‘My micro is the easiest of all my appliances to clean, and I have many.’ 1980 Christian Sci. Monitor 21 Feb. 14 (heading) Micro dishes good for conventional cooking too. 1984 Sears, Roebuck Catal. Spring–Summer 852/1 Our micro/convection ovens..let you choose from microwave.., convection.., or micro/convection. 1990 Birds Mag. Summer 91 (advt.) Self-catering bungalows..Colour TV, video, HiFi, micro, 'phone. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). micron.⁵ Brit. /ˈmʌɪkrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmaɪkroʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: microprocessor n. Etymology: Shortened < microprocessor n. Computing. = microprocessor n. ΘΚΠ society > computing and information technology > hardware > [noun] > central processing unit > types of processor microcomputer1956 multiprocessor1961 uniprocessor1963 microchip1969 microprocessor1969 microcontroller1971 micro1978 transputer1978 coprocessor1980 RISC1980 Clipper1993 1978 Times 9 Nov. 22/6 It is not certain that the use of micros will cause unemployment...Britain cannot control the pace of micro usage. 1980 Univ. Coll. London Bull. Dec. 9/2 These micros are among the most widely used chips. 1982 Nature 30 Sept. 408/3 Another function of the course is to help researchers interface their own micros to computerized instruments. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). microadj. Brit. /ˈmʌɪkrəʊ/, U.S. /ˈmaɪkroʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: micro- comb. form. Etymology: < micro- comb. form. Uses of micro- comb. form as a separable element having adjectival force, often not preceding the noun it modifies (cf. macro adj.). 1. Chemistry. Of or relating to microanalysis. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > chemistry > chemical assay or analytical chemistry > [adjective] > of specific types > of or using microanalysis micro1915 microanalytical1924 microanalytic1947 1915 Ann. Missouri Bot. Garden 2 814 The determination of the amino-nitrogen by the ‘micro’ method of Folin. 1931 J. W. Brown in C. A. Mitchell Recent Adv. Analyt. Chem. II. xv. 306 The work of Emich inspired Fritz Pregl..to attempt to carry out organic determinations on a micro scale. 1937 Ann. Rev. Biochem. 6 85 While many important studies have been made on reducing sugars in recent years, most of these have not involved the use of methods which are strictly micro. 1955 C. R. N. Strouts et al. Analyt. Chem. I. xiv. 314 The economy of time afforded by many micro procedures favours their adoption even when the amount of sample available is sufficient for macroanalysis. 1971 Nature 19 Mar. 194/2 Any laboratory where the analysis of metals is practised at macro, micro or trace levels. 1987 K. A. Rubinson Chem. Anal. vii. 218 The size and mass of the single powder particle would place it in the class of micro samples, which are analyzed with the techniques of microanalysis. 2. gen. Small-scale; very small. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > smallness > [adjective] > extremely small tinea1400 little weea1525 undersmall?1527 little little1542 perpusil1598 tiny1598 punctual1605 minute1606 pygmya1616 exiguous1630 atomical1646 minutulous1651 puncticular1658 arenulous1664 myriate1665 minimal1666 minim1671 infinitesimal1733 minutissim1768 weeny1790 midgety1798 teeny1802 pinpoint1807 atomic1809 homuncular1822 minnow1824 weeshy1825 pinhead1835 finitesimal1836 homoeopathic1838 teeny-weeny1842 teenty1844 teenty-taunty1844 teeny-tiny1849 submolecular1854 teensy1856 super-compact1860 midget1865 ultramicroscopic1870 pilulous1871 teensy-weensy1872 tee-tiny1872 minuscule1878 smitchy1888 eeny-weeny1894 eensy-weensy1904 pygmean1904 ultramicroscopical1904 bitsy1905 bitty1905 totty1906 millimetric1909 miniscule1909 minuscular1911 insectual1912 micro1931 eeny1933 eensy1940 submicrogram1941 submillimetre1954 diddy1963 mini1963 micro-mini1967 1931 Boys' Mag. 45 157/1 Any good crystal detector will do. One with fine or micro adjustment is to be preferred. 1958 Spectator 15 Aug. 236/2 Micro, corneal and contact lenses. 1973 Physics Bull. Oct. 626/1 Finally, going lower than micro, we might mention the HP-45, Hewlett-Packard's new pocket ‘scientific’ calculator. 1991 J. Phillips You'll never eat Lunch in this Town Again (1992) 2 When it falls to the floor it reverberates with a disproportionately macro sound for something so very micro. 1999 Nature 6 May 32/1 Natural science needed to bridge the gap between micro and macro: to realize that the macroscopic phenomena apparent to our senses are governed by microphysics. 3. Economics. = microeconomic adj. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > management of money > management of national resources > [adjective] > of or relating to branches of socio-economic1883 socio-economical1893 agro-economic1925 econometric1931 econometrical1932 macroeconomic1939 microeconomic1941 micro1961 macro1974 1946 Econometrica 14 94 Let us assume the theory of micro- and of macroeconomics and then construct aggregates..which are consistent with the two theories.] 1961 G. Ackley Macroecon. Theory xx. 572 Had the micro slopes been identical, the changing distribution of profits would have made no difference. 1970 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 26 Sept. 9/5 More attention will be given to the ubiquitous ‘micro’ problems in non-sugar sectors of the [Cuban] economy. 1984 National Westm. Bank Q. Rev. Feb. 42 These policies amounted to a straightforward Keynesian expansion with some minor additions of a more micro nature. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > see also also refers to : micro-comb. form < n.¹1869n.²1968n.³1971n.⁴1973n.⁵1978adj.1915 see also
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