"microbeam" meaning in All languages combined

See microbeam on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: microbeams [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- Proto-Germanic *bagmaz? Proto-West Germanic *baum Old English bēam Middle English beem English beam English microbeam From micro- + beam. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|micro-|beam|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- Proto-Germanic *bagmaz? Proto-West Germanic *baum Old English bēam Middle English beem English beam English microbeam [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "small", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "little", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*mey-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "μικρός", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "micro-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "pole", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "tree", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "tree", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "id" : "tree", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*bagmaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*baum", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "bēam", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "beem", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "beam", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "microbeam", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="microbeam"> From micro- + beam. Head templates: {{en-noun}} microbeam (plural microbeams)
  1. (physics) A beam having a small cross section Related terms: nanobeam

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