| MICROSCALES | • microscales n. Plural of microscale. • MICROSCALE n. an extremely small scale. |
| MICROSCOPES | • microscopes n. Plural of microscope. • MICROSCOPE n. an optical instrument consisting of a lens or combination of lenses for making enlarged images of minute objects. |
| MICROSCOPIC | • microscopic adj. Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal. • microscopic adj. So small that it can only be seen using a microscope. • microscopic adj. Very small; minute. |
| MICROSECOND | • microsecond n. (Metrology) An SI unit of time equal to 10-6 seconds. Symbol: μs It is commonly represented with symbol… • MICROSECOND n. one millionth of a second. |
| MICROSEISMS | • microseisms n. Plural of microseism. • MICROSEISM n. a small earth tremor. |
| MICROSENSOR | • microsensor n. Any of several very small sensors that detect small amounts, or changes in a physical variable. |
| MICROSKIRTS | • microskirts n. Plural of microskirt. • MICROSKIRT n. a very short skirt. |
| MICROSLEEPS | • microsleeps n. Plural of microsleep. • MICROSLEEP n. a very short sleep. |
| MICROSMATIC | • microsmatic adj. Having a poorly developed sense of smell. • MICROSMATIC adj. of humans and certain animals, having a poor sense of smell. |
| MICROSPHERE | • microsphere n. Any sphere whose size is measured in micrometres. • MICROSPHERE n. a small sphere. |
| MICROSPORES | • microspores n. Plural of microspore. • MICROSPORE n. a spore giving rise to a male gametophyte. |
| MICROSPORIC | • microsporic adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to microspores. • MICROSPORIC adj. like a microspore, also MICROSPOROUS. |
| MICROSTATES | • microstates n. Plural of microstate. • MICROSTATE n. a tiny country. |
| MICROSWITCH | • microswitch n. An electrical switch that operates with very little travel of (or pressure on) the actuator. • MICROSWITCH n. a very small switch that is sensitive to minute motions and is used esp. in automatic devices. |