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Where does “microgauss” come from?

microgauss (English) comes from English micro-, from Ancient Greek μικρο-, from Ancient Greek μικρός, from Proto-Indo-European mēy- — soft, tender, dear.

microgauss (English): A unit of magnetic field strength equal to one...

Definitions

  1. A unit of magnetic field strength equal to one...

Ancestry of “microgauss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishmicro-API; Very small; One millionth
2Ancient Greekμικρο-—
3Ancient Greekμικρόςlittle, small
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēy-soft, tender, dear

Words derived from “microgauss”

  • microGauss
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