micrometers
Pronunciation: [maɪˈkrɒmɪtərz]
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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.
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The doctor measured the size of a tiny bacterium in micrometers.
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The measurements were not in micrometers; they were in millimeters.
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How many micrometers is the thickness of this sheet of paper?
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