micro
small
Greek · mikros (μικρός)
Greek mikros means small. Words with micro are about tiny things: a microscope shows small things, a microbe is a tiny living thing, a microphone makes small sounds loud, a microchip is a tiny circuit.
Memory trick
Micro: a tiny microphone clipped to a collar hears small voices.
Words from this root
- microscope (micro + scope) — a tool to see small thingsसूक्ष्मदर्शी
- microbe (micro + be) — a tiny living thingसूक्ष्मजीव
- microbiology (micro + bio + logy) — the study of microbesसूक्ष्म जीव विज्ञान
- microbiologist (micro + bio + logist) — a scientist who studies microbesसूक्ष्मजीव वैज्ञानिक
- microphone (micro + phone) — a device that makes small sounds loudमाइक्रोफ़ोन
- microwave (micro + wave) — a short wave, an oven using itसूक्ष्म तरंग, माइक्रोवेव
- microcosm (micro + cosm) — a small worldलघु जगत
- microchip (micro + chip) — a tiny electronic circuitमाइक्रोचिप
- microclimate (micro + climate) — the small climate of a small areaस्थानीय सूक्ष्म जलवायु
- microcircuit (micro + circuit) — a tiny electronic circuitसूक्ष्म विद्युत परिपथ
- micron (micr + on) — a millionth of a metreमाइक्रोन
- microblog (micro + blog) — a very short online postछोटी ऑनलाइन पोस्ट
- microbiome (micro + biome) — the tiny life in one placeसूक्ष्मजीव समूह
- microburst (micro + burst) — a small sudden blast of windअचानक तेज़ हवा का झोंका