{ Mi″cro– (?), Mi″cr– }. [Gr. μικρόσ small.] A combining form signifying: (a) Small, little, trivial, slight; as, microcosm, microscope. (b) (Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.)A millionth part of; as, microfarad, microohm, micrometer.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.