Meanings
nounmicroadjustment (plural microadjustments)
plural microadjustments · alternative micro-adjustment
- A very small adjustment.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
- Englishmicro-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂yew-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂yéwos
- Proto-Italic*jowos
- Latiniūstu
- Old Frenchjuste
- Frenchjuste
- Frenchajuster
- Frenchajustement
- Englishadjustment
- Englishmicroadjustment
From micro- + adjustment.
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microadjustment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microadjustment
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“microadjustment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microadjustment. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microadjustment,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microadjustment.
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