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Micrometre vs Micromachine - What's the difference?

micrometre | micromachine |

As nouns the difference between micrometre and micromachine

is that micrometre is an SI/MKS unit of measure, the length of one millionth of a metre. Symbol: µm, um, rm while micromachine is any machine or similar device having a dimension of the order of a micrometre; used especially of integrated circuits.

micrometre

English

Alternative forms

* (US) micrometer

Noun

(en noun)
  • An , um, rm

    • Synonyms

    * (obsolete) micron

    Anagrams

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    micromachine

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any machine or similar device having a dimension of the order of a micrometre; used especially of integrated circuits