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submicron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
sub-mi-cron
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Smaller than micron-scale

noun

A unit smaller than a micron.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English micron English submicron From sub- + micron.

Inflected Forms

submicrons (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

subnanometer

Synonyms

submicronic

Questions

What does submicron mean?
Smaller than micron-scale
Where does submicron come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English micron English submicron From sub- + micron.

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