micro
UK /ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊ/ · US /ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊ/ adjective, noun, proper noun
Forms micros microes microing micro'ing microed microd micro'ed micro'd
- adjective Very small in scale or scope. “At the micro level, he was a good manager. At the macro level, he failed.”
- noun (countable, paraphilia, colloquial, also attributive) In the context of microphilia, one who is abnormally very small.
- proper noun A town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
From micro-, typically as shortened forms for modern words formed with the prefix, ultimately from Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”).
*
Sources: Wiktionary — from the Wiktionary entry “micro”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details