Meanings
adjectivemicroelectromechanical (not comparable)
- not comparableDescribing any very small electromechanical system or device that is larger than a nanoelectromechanical one.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
- Englishmicro-
- Frenchélectro-
- Ancient Greekἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron)
- Latinēlectrum
- Latinelectro-
- Englishelectro-
- Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
- Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
- Latinmēchanicus
- Old Frenchmecanique
- Middle Englishmechanic
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Middle Englishmechanical
- Englishmechanical
- Englishelectromechanical
- Englishmicroelectromechanical
From micro- + electromechanical.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 微機電的 /微机电的
- 微機電的 /微机电的 (wēijīdiàn de)describing small electromechanical system
Finnish mikroelektromekaaninen
- mikroelektromekaaninendescribing small electromechanical system
Polish mikroelektromechaniczny
- mikroelektromechanicznydescribing small electromechanical system
Cite this entry
APA
microelectromechanical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microelectromechanical
MLA
“microelectromechanical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microelectromechanical. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microelectromechanical,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microelectromechanical.
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