microgeometry

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noun

The geometry (structure) of a surface whose elements are measured in microns

OriginEnglish geometry ← Middle English gemetry ← Old French geometrie →
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Meanings

nounmicrogeometry (plural microgeometries)

plural microgeometries

  1. The geometry (structure) of a surface whose elements are measured in microns

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*gaya
  6. Ancient Greekγαῖᾰ (gaîă)clip.
  7. Ancient Greekγῆ (gê)
  8. Ancient Greekγεω- (geō-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  11. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  12. Ancient Greekγεωμετρῐ́ᾱ (geōmetrĭ́ā)
  13. Latingeōmetria
  14. Old Frenchgeometrie
  15. Middle Englishgemetry
  16. Englishgeometry
  17. Englishmicrogeometry

From micro- + geometry.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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