submicrometer

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adjective

Having a scale less than a micrometer.

OriginEnglish micrometer ← Latin sub- →
Scrabble 21
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Meanings

adjectivesubmicrometer (not comparable)
  1. not comparableHaving a scale less than a micrometer.

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishmicrometer
  5. Englishsubmicrometer

From sub- + micrometer.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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