Meanings
micrometer1
micrometer2
plural micrometers
- USUS spelling of micrometre (“one-millionth of a metre”).
A strain is usually expressed in μm/m (micrometer per meter), also known as microstrain, which has the symbol µε. You may also see “mV/V,” which refers to the output in millivolts per volt of excitation.
2025 September 26, Grant Maloy Smith, “What Is a Strain Gauge Sensor and How Does It Work?”, in DEWESoft, archived from the original on 14 Nov 2025
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter
nouncaliper for measuring small distances
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
micrometer · noun
- Frenchmicromètre
- Englishmicrometer
From French micromètre, equivalent to micro- + -meter.
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →micrometer · noun
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
- Englishmicro-
- Proto-Indo-European*med-
- Proto-Indo-European*médeti
- Proto-Germanic*metaną
- Proto-West Germanic*metan
- Old Englishmetan
- Middle Englishmeten
- Middle Englishmetere
- Englishmeter
- Englishmicrometer
From micro- (“one millionth”) + meter.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic ميكرومتر
- ميكرومترinstrument
Basque mikrometro
- mikrometroinstrument
Catalan micròmetre, micròmetre
- micròmetreinstrument
- micròmetreone millionth of a meter
Chinese Mandarin 千分尺, 微米
- 千分尺 (qiān fēn chǐ)instrument
- 微米 (weimi)one millionth of a meter
Czech mikrometr, mikrometr
- mikrometrinstrument
- mikrometrone millionth of a meter
Danish mikrometer
- mikrometerone millionth of a meter
Dutch micrometer, micrometer
- micrometerinstrument
- micrometerone millionth of a meter
Esperanto mikrometro
- mikrometroone millionth of a meter
Estonian kruvik
- kruvikinstrument
Finnish mikrometriruuvi, mikrometri
- mikrometriruuviinstrument
- mikrometriinstrument
- mikrometrione millionth of a meter
French micromètre, micromètre
- micromètreinstrument
- micromètreone millionth of a meter
German Messschraube, Mikrometerschraube
- Messschraubeinstrument
- Mikrometerschraubeinstrument
- Mikrometerinstrument
- Mikrometerone millionth of a meter
Greek μικρόμετρο
- μικρόμετρο (mikrómetro)one millionth of a meter
Hebrew מיקרומטר
- מיקרומטרinstrument
Hindi सूक्ष्ममापी
- सूक्ष्ममापी (sūkṣmamāpī)instrument
Hungarian mikrométer, mikrométer
- mikrométerinstrument
- mikrométerone millionth of a meter
Indonesian mikrometer
- mikrometerinstrument
Irish micriméadar
- micriméadarone millionth of a meter
Italian micrometro, micron
- micrometroinstrument
- micronone millionth of a meter
Japanese マイクロメータ, マイクロメートル
- マイクロメータ (maikuromēta)instrument
- マイクロメートル (maikuromētoru)one millionth of a meter
Korean 마이크로미터, 마이크로미터
- 마이크로미터 (maikeuromiteo)instrument
- 마이크로미터 (maikeuromiteo)one millionth of a meter
Latin micrometrus
- micrometrusone millionth of a meter
Latvian mikrometrs
- mikrometrsinstrument
Lithuanian mikrometras
- mikrometrasinstrument
Malay jangka halus, mikrometer
- jangka halusinstrument
- mikrometerinstrument
- mikrometerone millionth of a meter
Norwegian mikrometer
- mikrometerinstrument
Persian میکرومتر
- میکرومتر (mikrômetr)instrument
Polish mikrometr, mikrometr
- mikrometrinstrument
- mikrometrone millionth of a meter
Portuguese micrómetro, micrômetro
- micrómetroinstrument
- micrômetroone millionth of a meter
- micrómetroone millionth of a meter
Romanian micrometru
- micrometruinstrument
Russian микро́метр гла́дкий, микро́метр
- микро́метр гла́дкий (mikrómetr gládkij)instrument
- микро́метр (mikrómetr)instrument
- микроме́тр (mikrométr)one millionth of a meter
- микро́н (mikrón)one millionth of a meter
Slovak mikrometer
- mikrometerinstrument
Spanish micrómetro, micrómetro
- micrómetroinstrument
- micrómetroone millionth of a meter
Swedish mikrometer, mikrometer
- mikrometerinstrument
- mikrometerone millionth of a meter
Tagalog mikrometro
- mikrometroone millionth of a meter
Thai ไมโครเมตร
- ไมโครเมตรone millionth of a meter
Ukrainian мікрометр
- мікрометр (mikrometr)instrument
Vietnamese micrômet
- micrômetone millionth of a meter
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Cite this entry
micrometer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micrometer
“micrometer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micrometer. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “micrometer,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/micrometer.
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