Etymology

submicrometer

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Today it means: Having a scale less than a micrometer. Full definition →

English micrometer ← Latin sub-
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  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishmicrometer
  5. English todaysubmicrometer

From sub- + micrometer.

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