microsphere

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noun

Any sphere whose size is measured in micrometres

OriginEnglish sphere ← Middle English spere ← Old French sphere →
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Meanings

nounmicrosphere (plural microspheres)

plural microspheres

  1. Any sphere whose size is measured in micrometres

Origin

  1. Englishmicro-
  2. Ancient Greekσφαῖρᾰ (sphaîră)
  3. Latinsphaera
  4. Late Latinsphēra
  5. Old Frenchsphere
  6. Middle Englishspere
  7. Englishsphere
  8. Englishmicrosphere

From micro- + sphere.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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