microring

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noun

A very small ring (in any of many contexts)

OriginEnglish ring ← Middle English ryng ← Old English hring →
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Meanings

nounmicroring (plural microrings)

plural microrings

  1. A very small ring (in any of many contexts)

Origin

  1. Englishmicro-
  2. Proto-West Germanic*hring
  3. Old Englishhring
  4. Middle Englishryng
  5. Englishring
  6. Englishmicroring

From micro- + ring.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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