mi·cro
ˈmī-(ˌ)krō 
1
: very small
especially
: microscopic
2
: involving minute quantities or variations
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Leath Tonino, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025
On board is a micro rover built by ispace called Tenacious as well as several commercial payloads.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2024
It’s composed of soft foam layers, micro coils near the top, and support coils near the base.
—Rachel Tavel, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Indeed, for the snow-viewer whose entire existence is devoted to detecting and registering slow-motion transformations occurring at both micro and macro scales, whose sacred daily mantra is lower the D, lower the D, lower the D, lower the D, the on-versus-off question is moot.
—Leath Tonino, Outside Online, 13 Jan. 2025
On board is a micro rover built by ispace called Tenacious as well as several commercial payloads.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2025
Noun
Adventure farther with High Valley Transit, which offers free micro and bus transit throughout Summit and Wasatch counties.
—Outside Online, 19 Dec. 2024
It’s composed of soft foam layers, micro coils near the top, and support coils near the base.
—Rachel Tavel, Architectural Digest, 30 Oct. 2024
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micro
adjective
mi·cro
ˈmī-(ˌ)krō
1
: very small
especially
: microscopic
2
involving minute quantities or variations
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