micron
Thousandth of millimeter
A micron is a unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter, also called a micrometer.
The term appears in contexts where precision matters at microscopic scales: particles smaller than five microns, a human hair is about 70 microns thick.
Manufacturing, biology, and materials science use microns to measure things too small for millimeters but too large for nanometers.
Metric unit, billion-fold smaller
- angstromSubatomic length unit
- picometerTrillionth of a meter
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
gauge · metrology · resolution · precision · accuracy · specifications · thickness · diameter
Basic unit of life
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- particleMinute piece of matter
- pollenFloral reproductive grains
dust · fiber · blood cell · spore · plankton · diatom · red blood cell · white blood cell
Light-transfers patterns onto silicon
- transistorSemiconductor signal switch
- waferThin crisp disk
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
- siliconMetalloid in electronics
die · Moore's Law · lithography · integrated circuit · foundry · Intel · Samsung · patterning
Porous separation device
- membraneThin tissue sheet
- HEPAStrict air filtration standard
- meshInterlocking open weave
- sieveMesh filtering utensil
particulate · water filter · air filter · sediment · purification · strainer · screen · barrier
nanometer
Metric unit, billion-fold smaller
- angstromSubatomic length unit
- picometerTrillionth of a meter
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
tolerance · gauge · metrology · resolution · precision · accuracy · specifications · thickness · diameter · wavelength
cell
Basic unit of life
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- particleMinute piece of matter
pollen · dust · fiber · blood cell · spore · plankton · diatom · red blood cell · white blood cell · platelet
photolithography
Light-transfers patterns onto silicon
- transistorSemiconductor signal switch
- waferThin crisp disk
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
silicon · die · Moore's Law · lithography · integrated circuit · foundry · Intel · Samsung · patterning · doping
filter
Porous separation device
sieve · particulate · water filter · air filter · sediment · purification · strainer · screen · barrier · contaminant
memory
Mind's retention capacity
- measurementsheight, stature, meters, depth, pound
- Length Unitsinch, foot, feet, yard, mile
- unitsunit, angstrom, yard, meter, base units
- woolmerino, fleece, cashmere, lambswool, merino wool
- Micromicrobes, microchip, microchips, microwave, microprocessor
- Technical Unitsamperage, BTU, candela, decibel, hertz
micronkilometer
Thousand meters
mile · light-year · astronomical unit · megameter · meter
- under the microscopeBeing closely examined
- under a microscope
- microscope slideGlass rectangle for magnification
- micro managerExcessively controlling supervisor
- electron microscopeInstrument magnifying via charged particles
- light microscopeMagnifier using lenses and illumination
microscope, micro, microscopic, microbe, microorganism, microcosm, micrometer, microbiology, microscopy