microenvironment
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.18 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A very small area that has different characteristics than its surroundings; the milieu (set of conditions) within this area.
noun
A very small area that has different characteristics than its surroundings; the milieu (set of conditions) within this area.
noun
A very small area that has different characteristics than its surroundings; the milieu (set of conditions) within this area.
Example Sentences
- "What was seen from the top down, as a large environment with many difficult trade-offs, is instead seen from the bottom up--as 10 million microenvironments, each to be regulated in its own right. It is this inversion of perspective that distinguishes microgovernment from other kinds of regulation, and that accounts for its often-bizarre behavior."
- "As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous creation of a host of new microenvironments, differing in humidity, light intensity, texture, etc."
Etymology
Etymology tree English micro- Middle French environnementbor. English environment English microenvironment From micro- + environment.