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Where does “microelectromechanical” come from?

microelectromechanical (English) comes from English electromechanical, from English electro-, from Latin ēlectrum, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον — amber; alloy of gold and silver, electrum.

microelectromechanical (English): Describing any very small electromechanical...

Definitions

  1. Describing any very small electromechanical...

Ancestry of “microelectromechanical”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishelectromechanicalRelated to both electricity and mechanics; An...
2Englishelectro-electricity or electrical; electronic and/or...
3Latinēlectrum—
4Ancient Greekἤλεκτρονamber; alloy of gold and silver, electrum

Words derived from “microelectromechanical”

  • microelectromechanically
  • microelectromechanical system
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