Word: microangstrom
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
croang
strom
Definition: One millionth (10-6) of an angstrom; a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: One millionth; the ordinal number of one million in counting order
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μικρός
Language: grc
Decoded: mikros
Meaning: small
Affix: angstrom
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A unit of length equal to 10−10 meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.