microcharacterization

noun

characterization on a very small scale, or using very small samples

OriginEnglish characterization ← Medieval Latin charactērizō ← Ancient Greek χᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō) →
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Meanings

nounmicrocharacterization (countable and uncountable, plural microcharacterizations)

plural microcharacterizations

  1. countableuncountablecharacterization on a very small scale, or using very small samples

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Ancient Greekχαράσσω (kharássō)
  6. Ancient Greekχαρακτήρ (kharaktḗr)
  7. Ancient Greekχᾰρακτηρίζω (khăraktērízō)
  8. Medieval Latincharactērizō
  9. Englishcharacterize
  10. Englishcharacterization
  11. Englishmicrocharacterization

From micro- + characterization.

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APA

microcharacterization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcharacterization

MLA

“microcharacterization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcharacterization. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microcharacterization,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcharacterization.

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