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micrometers

Pronunciation: [maɪˈkrɒmɪtərz]

Word

Context: "measurement"

(noun) A micrometer is a tiny unit of length. It is one millionth of a meter. It's often used to measure very small things, like the thickness of a hair or very small parts in machines.

Example

The doctor measured the size of a tiny bacterium in micrometers.

Example

The measurements were not in micrometers; they were in millimeters.

Example

How many micrometers is the thickness of this sheet of paper?

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