Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microfiche

/ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊˌfiːʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
mi-cro-fiche
IPA
/ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊˌfiːʃ/
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A sheet of microfilm, six by four inches, holding several hundred reduced images of document pages, read using a microfiche reader or microfilm reader.

noun

A device used to magnify and read these sheets.

verb

To convert (documents) to microfiche format.

Transitive verb

Etymology

Etymology tree French micro- French fiche French microfichebor. English microfiche Borrowed from French microfiche.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊˌfiːʃ/
  • British English: /ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊˌfiːʃ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

microfiches (plural) microfiches (present, singular) microfiching (participle, present) microfiched (participle, past) microfiched (past)

Derived Forms

ultramicrofiche

Questions

How do you pronounce microfiche?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊˌfiːʃ/.
What does microfiche mean?
A sheet of microfilm, six by four inches, holding several hundred reduced images of document pages, read using a microfiche reader or microfilm reader.
Where does microfiche come from?
Etymology tree French micro- French fiche French microfichebor. English microfiche Borrowed from French microfiche.

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