microelectromechanical
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.53 in modern English
37
Scrabble Score
22
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Describing any very small electromechanical system or device that is larger than a nanoelectromechanical one.
Etymology
Etymology tree English micro- French électro-bor. Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)bor. Latin ēlectrum Latin electro-bor. English electro- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) Ancient Greek -ικός (-ikós) Ancient Greek μηχανικός (mēkhanikós)bor. Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mechanic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English mechanical English mechanical English electromechanical English microelectromechanical From micro- + electromechanical.