microunits
Very small portions
Microunits are very small residential apartments, typically under 300 square feet, designed for single occupants in high-density urban areas.
The term emerged as housing costs rose in cities like San Francisco and New York, where developers built compact living spaces with shared amenities: The building converted to microunits to address the housing shortage.
The prefix micro- emphasizes extreme smallness relative to standard apartments.
Billionths of meters
- microlitersMillionths of a liter
- picogramsTrillionths of grams
- milligramsThousandths of grams
- angstromsTen-billionths of meters
micrograms · nanoliters · micrometers · milliliters · centiliters · nanomoles · calibration · precision
Chips that execute programs
- MEMSMicroscale electromechanical devices
- microelectronicsTiny circuit component engineering
- microfabricationManufacturing miniature structures precisely
- semiconductorsPartially conductive materials
microsensors · nanotechnology · microcontrollers · microchips · transistors · photonics · microengineering · ASIC
Rented dwelling units
- studiosCreative production spaces
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- compactTightly packed together
- tinyExtremely small in size
space-saving · minimalist · modular · pod · capsule · shoebox · alcove · loft
Basic biological units
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- virusesSubmicroscopic infectious particles
- microbesMicroscopic living organisms
- organismsIndividual living entities
amoebae · plankton · protozoa · algae · fungi · spores · mites · pathogens
Very small electronic transactions
- microtransactionsSmall payments within software
- satoshisBitcoin's atomic units
- fractionalDescribing incomplete portions
- centsDollar subdivisions
pence · centavos · paisa · sen · centimes · subdivisions · denominations · cryptocurrency
nanometers
Billionths of meters
- microlitersMillionths of a liter
- picogramsTrillionths of grams
- milligramsThousandths of grams
angstroms · micrograms · nanoliters · micrometers · milliliters · centiliters · nanomoles · calibration · precision · tolerance
microprocessors
Chips that execute programs
- MEMSMicroscale electromechanical devices
- microelectronicsTiny circuit component engineering
- microfabricationManufacturing miniature structures precisely
semiconductors · microsensors · nanotechnology · microcontrollers · microchips · transistors · photonics · microengineering · ASIC · microcircuits
apartments
Rented dwelling units
- studiosCreative production spaces
- efficiencyProductive without waste
- compactTightly packed together
tiny · space-saving · minimalist · modular · pod · capsule · shoebox · alcove · loft · bedsit
cells
Basic biological units
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- virusesSubmicroscopic infectious particles
- microbesMicroscopic living organisms
organisms · amoebae · plankton · protozoa · algae · fungi · spores · mites · pathogens · chromosomes
micropayments
Very small electronic transactions
- microtransactionsSmall payments within software
- satoshisBitcoin's atomic units
- fractionalDescribing incomplete portions
cents · pence · centavos · paisa · sen · centimes · subdivisions · denominations · cryptocurrency · tokenization