mi·cro
ˈmī-(ˌ)krō 
1
: very small
especially
: microscopic
2
: involving minute quantities or variations
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Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2025
The prototype is built using commercially available parts, including micro-LED lights, optical lenses, and sensors from smartphone cameras, keeping costs down and making future mass production feasible.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
With tools like the Lyma Laser Pro ($5,995) boasting cold laser technology and NuFace leveraging micro current and red-light therapy ($595 for its most advanced set), approved by hundreds of dermatologists and influencers alike.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
In 2019, the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) conducted a pilot test of micro-jamming technology at the Broad River Correctional Institution in Columbia, South Carolina.
—Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 6 Sep. 2025
The prototype is built using commercially available parts, including micro-LED lights, optical lenses, and sensors from smartphone cameras, keeping costs down and making future mass production feasible.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
Analysts like him would pore over positive duplicates of negatives, examining them under a micro-stereoscope to see sites in three dimensions.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
With tools like the Lyma Laser Pro ($5,995) boasting cold laser technology and NuFace leveraging micro current and red-light therapy ($595 for its most advanced set), approved by hundreds of dermatologists and influencers alike.
—Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Micro.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/micro. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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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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