Micron

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  micron \mic"ron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mikro`s small.] (Physics)
     A measure of length; the thousandth part of one millimeter;
     the millionth part of a meter.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Micromillimeter \Mi`cro*mil"li*me`ter\, n. [Micro- +
     millimeter.]
     The millionth part of a meter.
  
     Note: The millionth part of a meter is now termed a {micron},
           and the word micromillimeter does not conform to the IS
           use of the prefix {micro-}.
           [1913 Webster +PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  micron
       n : a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter
           [syn: {micrometer}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  micron
       
          {micrometre}
       
       

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Micron
       
          {Micron Electronics, Inc.}