microdevice

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noun

Any very small device manufactured using microfabrication.

OriginEnglish device ← Middle English devis ← Old French devis →
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Meanings

nounmicrodevice (plural microdevices)

plural microdevices

  1. Any very small device manufactured using microfabrication.

Origin

  1. Englishmicro-
  2. Latindis-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
  7. Proto-Italic*wiðō
  8. Latin*vidō
  9. Latindīvidō
  10. Latindīvīsus
  11. Old Frenchdevis
  12. Middle Englishdevis
  13. Englishdevice
  14. Englishmicrodevice

From micro- + device.

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APA

microdevice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdevice

MLA

“microdevice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdevice. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microdevice,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microdevice.

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