Word: micrometer
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
cro
me
ter
Definition: An SI/MKS unit of measure, the length of one millionth of a meter. Symbols: µm, um, rm.
Morphemes:
Affix: micro-
Language: en
Meaning: one millionth
Etymology Compounds: Affix: μικρός
Language: grc
Decoded: mikros
Meaning: small
Affix: meter
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), conceived of as 10000000 of the distance from the North Pole to the Equator, and now defined as the distance light will travel in a vacuum in 299792458 second.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: meh₁-
Language: ine-pro
Decoded: meh1-
Meaning: to measure
Affix: -τρον
Language: grc
Decoded: -tron
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms instrument nouns