A MY-kro mee-ter is a unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter, or one micron (Not to be confused with my-KROM-a-ter, a measuring instrument used with a telescope, microscope, or laser for fine focusing)
Also called a micron it is the metric linear measurement used in microscopy There are 1000 microns in a millimeter If something is 1 8mm long then it can also be expressed as 1,800 microns (or micrometers) long
A unit of length One micrometer equals one millionth (10-6) of a meter (The term micron formerly used for this unit no longer is preferred )
The measurement given directly is that of the image of the object formed at the focus of the object glass
A "MY-kro mee-ter" is a unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter, or one micron (Not to be confused with my-KROM-a-ter, a measuring instrument used with a telescope, microscope, or laser for fine focusing)