ミクロン
Meanings
1
A unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter. Now officially called マイクロメートル in Japanese, but ミクロン remains common in everyday and industrial contexts.
from French
This filter can remove particles of 0.5 microns.
The thickness of a human hair is about 70 microns.
Usage patterns
- 〈数〉ミクロンa measurement of X microns
This film is five microns thick.
- ミクロン単位で〈動詞〉to do something with micron-level precision
This factory machines parts with micron-level precision.