Meanings
plural microstates
- natural sciencesThe specific detailed microscopic configuration of a system.
However, the number of microstates in which the excess of molecules in one bulb over the number in the other bulb is sufficient to permit the measurement of a pressure difference is a quite discountably small fraction of the total number of microstates.
1989, H. E. Avery, D. John Shaw, Physical Chemistry, page 33Antonyms: macrostate
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA sovereign state which has a very small land area and population.
nounThe specific detailed microscopic configuration of a system.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
- Englishmicro-
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
- Proto-Italic*status
- Latinstatu
- Old Frenchestat
- Middle Englishstat
- Englishstate
- Englishmicrostate
Translations
Arabic دُوَيْلَة
- دُوَيْلَة (duwayla)sovereign state which has a very small land area and population
Catalan microestat, microestat
- microestatsovereign state which has a very small land area and population
- microestatspecific detailed microscopic configuration of a system
Chinese Mandarin 微型國家 /微型国家, 微觀狀態 /微观状态
- 微型國家 /微型国家 (wēiguān zhuàngtài)sovereign state which has a very small land area and population
- 微觀狀態 /微观状态 (wēiguān zhuàngtài)specific detailed microscopic configuration of a system
Czech ministát, státeček
- ministátsovereign state which has a very small land area and population
- státečeksovereign state which has a very small land area and population
- mikrostavspecific detailed microscopic configuration of a system
Danish mikrostat, mikrotilstand
- mikrostatsovereign state which has a very small land area and population
- mikrotilstandspecific detailed microscopic configuration of a system
Dutch dwergstaat, ministaat
- dwergstaatsovereign state which has a very small land area and population
- ministaatsovereign state which has a very small land area and population
- microtoestandspecific detailed microscopic configuration of a system
Finnish kääpiövaltio, mikro-olosuhteet
- kääpiövaltiosovereign state which has a very small land area and population
- mikro-olosuhteetspecific detailed microscopic configuration of a system
German Zwergstaat
- Zwergstaatsovereign state which has a very small land area and population
Japanese マイクロ
- マイクロ (maikuro)sovereign state which has a very small land area and population
Polish mikropaństwo, mikrostan
- mikropaństwosovereign state which has a very small land area and population
- mikrostanspecific detailed microscopic configuration of a system
Romanian microstat
- microstatsovereign state which has a very small land area and population
Russian ка́рликовое госуда́рство, микросостоя́ние
- ка́рликовое госуда́рство (kárlikovoje gosudárstvo)sovereign state which has a very small land area and population
- микросостоя́ние (mikrosostojánije)specific detailed microscopic configuration of a system
Spanish microestado, microestado
- microestadosovereign state which has a very small land area and population
- microestadospecific detailed microscopic configuration of a system
Swedish mikrostat, mikrotillstånd
- mikrostatsovereign state which has a very small land area and population
- mikrotillståndspecific detailed microscopic configuration of a system
Thai จุลรัฐ
- จุลรัฐ (jun-lá-rát)sovereign state which has a very small land area and population
Turkish mikrodevlet
- mikrodevletsovereign state which has a very small land area and population
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Cite this entry
microstate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microstate
“microstate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microstate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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