micron

Questions about micron

What does micron mean?

micron means "a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter".

How many syllables are in micron?

micron has 2 syllables: mi-cron. The stress falls on "mi". In IPA it is /ˈmaɪˌkɹɑn/.

What is another word for micron?

Close synonyms include micrometer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is micron a common word?

micron is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with micron?

1 word rhymes with micron. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.