microchip
Part of speech: noun
verb
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der.
English micro-
Proto-Germanic *kippōną
Proto-West Germanic *kippōn
Old English *ċippiander.
Old English ċipp
Middle English chippe
English chip
English microchip
From micro- + chip.
Inflected forms:
form: microchips
pos: noun
tags: plural
form: microchips
pos: verb
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: microchipping
pos: verb
tags: participle
present
form: microchipped
pos: verb
tags: participle
past
form: microchipped
pos: verb
tags: past
Senses:
gloss: An integrated circuit.
pos: noun
gloss: An integrated circuit.
pos: noun
examples: By the early 2020s, the strategic priority level of microchip fabrication prowess and capacity had only grown.
The base of the antenna contains a few microchips, whose purpose Hiro cannot divine by looking at them.
And so the microchip, say, reflects a certain electronically driven speed of society, just as the invention of a flint axe, reflected a society that was rhythmed fully by biological and environmental temporalities.
Previous attempts at designing self-cooling microchips have largely relied on a two-pronged approach, involving designing the cooling elements separately from the electronic elements, and then combining after the initial fabrication process.
gloss: To fit (an animal) with a microchip.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Still, doing something to protect your cat is better than doing nothing, so you should have your cat microchipped in the groin area with a registered ID.
In Britain, where the British BeeKeepers Association (BBKA) has been urging members to microchip their hives for some time, the continuing mystery and the belief that the crimes are inside jobs are taking their toll.
In February, Skip Daly, a Democrat in the Nevada State Assembly, introduced a bill to make involuntary microchip implants illegal; he later amended it to include voluntary microchipping as well.
White people be like: “My parter^([sic]) just microchipped me for pet play”
gloss: To cause microscopic chips (abrasions) in a material.
pos: verb
tags: transitive
examples: Material removal occurs when the abrasive particles, suspended in the slurry, are struck on the downstroke of the vibrating tool. The velocity imparted to the abrasive particles causes microchipping and erosion as the particles impinge on the workpiece.
Synonyms: chip
Derived words: chip
microchippery
Translations:
lang: Armenian
word: միկրոչիպ
roman: mikročʻip
lang: Basque
word: mikrotxip
lang: Catalan
word: microxip
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 微芯片
roman: wēixīnpiàn
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 微片
roman: wēipiàn
lang: Finnish
word: mikrosiru
lang: French
word: micropuce
lang: Georgian
word: მიკროჩიპი
roman: miḳročiṗi
lang: German
word: Mikrochip
lang: Greek
word: μικροψηφίδα
roman: mikropsifída
lang: Italian
word: microprocessore
lang: Italian
word: circuito integrato
lang: Italian
word: microchip
lang: Japanese
word: マイクロチップ
roman: maikurochippu
lang: Korean
word: 마이크로칩
roman: maikeurochip
lang: Norman
word: microprocesseur
lang: Portuguese
word: microchipe
lang: Romanian
word: microcip
lang: Romanian
word: microprocesor
lang: Russian
word: микросхе́ма
roman: mikrosxéma
lang: Russian
word: микрочи́п
roman: mikročíp
lang: Spanish
word: microchip
lang: Turkish
word: mikroçip
lang: Ukrainian
word: мікросхе́ма
roman: mikrosxéma
lang: Vietnamese
word: mạch vi xử lý
lang: Vietnamese
word: vi mạch