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A micrometre (American English: micrometer; symbol µm) is an SI unit of length equal to one micro of a metre, or equivalently, one thousandth of a millimetre. It is also commonly known as a micron. It can be written in scientific notation as 1×10−6 m, meaning .

The symbol µm's character µ (Unicode character (computing) U+00B5; HTML µ) is "micro-", which should look identical to the Greek alphabet mu (letter) (μ) (the two may or may not look the same, depending on the typeface). The symbol "um" is sometimes used, when the µ and μ are not available, for example in ASCII, or when using a typewriter.

The micrometre is a common unit of measurement for wavelengths of infrared radiation. Some people (especially in astronomy and the semiconductor industry) use the old name micron and/or the solitary symbol µ (both of which were official between 1879 and 1967) to denote a micrometre. This practice persists in the face of official discouragement, perhaps to help disambiguate between the unit of measurement and the micrometer (device), a measuring device.

See also

• 1 E-6 m (for a comparative description of the micrometer in the context of other orders of magnitude)
• SI
• SI prefix
• Metric system
• Orders of magnitude
• Micrometer (device), a tool that measures the thickness of objects.
• Micronization

A micrometre (American English: micrometer; symbol µm) is an SI unit of length equal to one micro of a metre, or equivalently, one thousandth of a millimetre. It is also commonly known as a micron. It can be written in scientific notation as 1×10−6 m, meaning .

The symbol µm's character µ (Unicode character (computing) U+00B5; HTML µ) is "micro-", which should look identical to the Greek alphabet mu (letter) (μ) (the two may or may not look the same, depending on the typeface). The symbol "um" is sometimes used, when the µ and μ are not available, for example in ASCII, or when using a typewriter.

The micrometre is a common unit of measurement for wavelengths of infrared radiation. Some people (especially in astronomy and the semiconductor industry) use the old name micron and/or the solitary symbol µ (both of which were official between 1879 and 1967) to denote a micrometre. This practice persists in the face of official discouragement, perhaps to help disambiguate between the unit of measurement and the micrometer (device), a measuring device.

See also

• 1 E-6 m (for a comparative description of the micrometer in the context of other orders of magnitude)
• SI
• SI prefix
• Metric system
• Orders of magnitude
• Micrometer (device), a tool that measures the thickness of objects.
• Micronization

Micrometre - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A micrometre (American spelling: micrometer; symbol µm) is one millionth of a metre, or equivalently one thousandth of a millimetre. It is also commonly known as a micron.

Micrometer (device) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A micrometer (pronounced /mаɪˈkrɒmɪtər/) (enPR: mī-krŏmʹĭ-tər), sometimes known as a micrometer screw gauge, is a device used widely in mechanical engineering and ...

Definition: micrometer from Online Medical Dictionary
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Definition: micrometre from Online Medical Dictionary
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micrometre from FOLDOC
micrometre < unit > (Or "micron") One millionth of a metre. The symbol is a Greek letter mu followed by "m". Features on modern integrated circuits are typically measured in ...

Micrometer.org - Micrometers and Gauges
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AskOxford: micrometre
micrometre (US micrometer) • noun one millionth of a metre. Perform another search of the Compact Oxford English Dictionary . About this dictionary

Micrometer - Wikimedia Commons
edit] Micrometers. A micrometer is a widely used device in mechanical engineering for precisely measuring thickness of blocks, outer and inner diameters of shafts and depths of ...

micrometer - definition of micrometer by the Free Online Dictionary ...
A device for measuring very small distances, objects, or angles, especially one based on the rotation of a finely threaded screw, as in relation to a microscope.

micrometre - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about micrometre
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