Near-synonyms: (prefixes) mini-, nano- (loose sense); (suffixes) -cule, -ee, -el, -et, -ette, -icle, -ie, -kin, -le, -let, -ling, -ole, -ule, -y
Source: wiktionary
Micro-
//ˈmaɪkɹə-//
Synonyms for "micro-" (18 found)
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4 entriesTranslations
63 translations across 33 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- mikro prefix (very small)
- mikro prefix (one millionth)
Armenian
2 entries- միկրո prefix (very small)
- միկրո prefix (one millionth)
Belarusian
2 entries- мікра prefix (very small)
- мікра prefix (one millionth)
Bulgarian
2 entries- микро prefix (very small)
- микро prefix (one millionth)
Catalan
2 entries- micro prefix (very small)
- micro prefix (one millionth)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 微 prefix (very small)
- 微 prefix (one millionth)
Czech
2 entries- mikro prefix (very small)
- mikro prefix (one millionth)
Dutch
2 entries- micro prefix (very small)
- micro prefix (one millionth)
Esperanto
2 entries- mikro prefix (very small)
- mikro prefix (one millionth)
Finnish
2 entries- mikro prefix (very small)
- mikro prefix (one millionth)
French
2 entries- micro prefix (very small)
- micro prefix (one millionth)
Galician
2 entries- micro prefix (very small)
- micro prefix (one millionth)
Georgian
2 entries- მიკრო prefix (very small)
- მიკრო prefix (one millionth)
German
2 entries- mikro prefix (very small)
- mikro prefix (one millionth)
Greek
2 entries- μικρο prefix (very small)
- μικρο prefix (one millionth)
Hebrew
4 entries- מיקרו prefix (very small)
- מיקרו prefix (one millionth)
- מיקרו־ prefix (very small)
- מיקרו־ prefix (one millionth)
Hungarian
2 entries- mikro prefix (very small)
- mikro prefix (one millionth)
Icelandic
1 entries- míkró prefix (one millionth)
Indonesian
1 entries- mikro prefix (one millionth)
Irish
1 entries- micri prefix (very small)
Italian
2 entries- micro prefix (very small)
- micro prefix (one millionth)
Japanese
2 entries- マイクロ prefix (very small)
- マイクロ prefix (one millionth)
Malay
2 entries- mikro prefix (very small)
- mikro prefix (one millionth)
Occitan
2 entries- micro prefix (very small)
- micro prefix (one millionth)
Polish
2 entries- mikro prefix (very small)
- mikro prefix (one millionth)
Portuguese
2 entries- micro prefix (very small)
- micro prefix (one millionth)
Russian
2 entries- микро prefix (very small)
- микро prefix (one millionth)
Slovene
2 entries- mikro prefix (very small)
- mikro prefix (one millionth)
Spanish
2 entries- micro prefix (very small)
- micro prefix (one millionth)
Swedish
2 entries- mikro prefix (very small)
- mikro prefix (one millionth)
Tagalog
1 entries- mik prefix (one millionth)
Turkish
2 entries- mikro prefix (very small)
- mikro prefix (one millionth)
Vietnamese
1 entries- mi-crô prefix (one millionth)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
micro- + organism → microorganism
Source: wiktionary
Gen Z is using micro-retirement to avoid burnout, find greater fulfillment in their work, and enhance their overall well-being. However, it’s not just Gen-Z: According to a survey from Side Hustles, 10% of workers are considering taking a micro-retirement and 75% thought employers should offer micro-retirement policies such as unpaid sabbaticals.
Source: wiktionary
micro- + gram → microgram
Source: wiktionary
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