单词 | microreader |
释义 | microreader in British English (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌriːdə) noun an apparatus that produces an enlarged image of a microphotograph microreader in American English (ˈmaikrouˌridər) noun a device for projecting an enlarged image of a microfilm or microphotograph, esp. on a ground-glass screen Word origin [1945–50; micro- + reader]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: RNA, on-line, poison pill, shootout, taxi squadmicro- is a combining form with the meanings “small” (microcosm; microgamete), “very small in comparison with others of its kind” (microcomputer; microlith), “too small to be seen by the unaided eye” (microfossil; microorganism), “dealing with extremely minute organisms, organic structures, or quantities ofa substance” (microdissection; microscope), “localized, restricted in scope or area” (microburst; microhabitat), “(of a discipline) focusing on a restricted area” (microeconomics), “containing or dealing with texts that require enlargement to be read” (microfilm; microreader), “one millionth” (microgram) |
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