Etymology

micromanipulator

mi·cro·ma·nip·u·la·tor

Today it means: a device, used for micromanipulation, consisting of microscopic needles and instruments viewed through a microscope Full definition →

English manipulator ← Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-) ← Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Englishmanipulate
  6. Englishmanipulator
  7. English todaymicromanipulator

From micro- + manipulator.

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