Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

micromirror

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mi-cromir-ror
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very small, highly reflective mirror, often supported on a torsion beam, used in a variety of applications and in research on radiation and quantum effects.

Example Sentences

"2006, Nature 444, 71-74 (2 November), Letters to Editor Radiation-pressure cooling and optomechanical instability of a micromirror"

Etymology

From micro- + mirror.

Inflected Forms

micromirrors (plural)

Phrases

digital micromirror device

Questions

What does micromirror mean?: A very small, highly reflective mirror, often supported on a torsion beam, used in a variety of applications and in research on radiation and quantum effects.
Where does micromirror come from?: From micro- + mirror.

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