English Explanatory Dictionary

micromechanism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any mechanism whose components are smaller than a millimeter

Word forms

micromechanism micromechanisms

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)der. New Latin mechanismuslbor. English mechanism English micromechanism From micro- + mechanism.

Related words

micromechanical micromechanics
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