micro
/ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "At the micro level, he was a good manager. At the macro level, he failed."
- "Financial independence and micro retirement have come to represent the autonomy I've created for myself, which is a powerful feeling."
- "Just put it in the micro for 30 seconds and it's ready to eat."
- "Yes. A nutritional dinner that will taste so good it’ll knock your socks off and maybe change your world—or at least your way of eating. I’d have to cook it at your place, though—all I have in my cottage is a hot plate, fridgie and a micro. But I’d provide everything."
- "If you can possibly afford to spend a few more pounds then you should move up into the next price bracket, where the potential of the home micro starts to be realised."
- "So what sort of hero is this bounding, bomb collecting midget? The answer is an arcade hero - and now he's let loose in your micro courtesy of conversion kings, Elite."
Etymology
From micro-, typically as shortened forms for modern words formed with the prefix, ultimately from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: μικρός
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊ/
- British English: /ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊ/
Usage
Inflected Forms
more micro (comparative)
most micro (superlative)
micros (plural)
microes (plural)
micros (present, singular)
microes (present, singular)
microing (participle, present)
micro'ing (participle, present)
microed (participle, past)
microed (past)
microd (participle, past)
microd (past)