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Meaning of millimicron
Wordnet
millimicron (n)
a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter
Webster
millimicron (n.)
The thousandish part of a micron or the millionth part of a millimeter; -- a unit of length used in measuring light waves, etc.
millimicron Sentence Examples
- The millimicron is a deprecated unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter.
- The wavelength of ultraviolet light ranges from 10 to 400 millimicrons.
- The diameter of a human hair is approximately 100 millimicrons.
- The size of a virus particle can be as small as 20 millimicrons.
- The thickness of a soap bubble film is approximately 40 millimicrons.
- The distance between atoms in a crystal lattice is measured in millimicrons.
- The resolution of a microscope is determined by the wavelength of light used, which is often expressed in millimicrons.
- The wavelength of X-rays is typically measured in millimicrons.
- The diffraction grating used in a spectrometer has lines spaced a few millimicrons apart.
- The accuracy of length measurements using optical interferometry can reach down to a fraction of a millimicron.
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a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meterThe thousandish part of a micron or the millionth part of a millimeter; -- a unit of length used in mea
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The millimicron is a deprecated unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter.
The wavelength of ultraviolet light ranges from 10 to 400 millimicrons.
The diameter of a human hair is approximately 100 millimicrons.
The size of a virus particle can be as small as 20 millimicrons.
