Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

micropower

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: mi-crop-ow-er
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The generation, storage and use of extremely small amounts of power.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A micropower source is required for modern cardiac electronics."

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Italic *som Proto-Italic *possom Latin posseder. Vulgar Latin potēre Old French pooir Anglo-Norman poerbor. Middle English power English power English micropower From micro- + power.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does micropower mean?: The generation, storage and use of extremely small amounts of power.
Where does micropower come from?: Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Italic *potis Proto-Italic *som Proto-Italic *possom Latin posseder. Vulgar Latin potēre Old French pooir Anglo-Norman poerbor. Middle English power English power English micropower From micro- + power.

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