Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microbeam

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.18 in modern English

Syllables
mi-crobeam
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A beam having a small cross section

Example Sentences

  • "microbeam analysis"
  • "a single-particle microbeam"

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Germanic *bagmaz? Proto-West Germanic *baum Old English bēam Middle English bem English beam English microbeam From micro- + beam.

Inflected Forms

microbeams (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

nanobeam

Questions

What does microbeam mean?
A beam having a small cross section
Where does microbeam come from?
Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Germanic *bagmaz? Proto-West Germanic *baum Old English bēam Middle English bem English beam English microbeam From micro- + beam.

How to pronounce microbeam

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