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microsensor

American  
[mahy-kroh-sen-ser, -sawr] / ˈmaɪ kroʊˌsɛn sər, -sɔr /

noun

  1. a miniature electronic device used to detect changes in the environment.


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The company is refocusing its business, Mr. Bozotti said, and expects growth in 2013 to be driven primarily by sales of devices in its imaging, analog and microsensor, and microcontroller businesses.

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2013

Using first grape juice and then wine as their test samples, Jonquera-Jim�nez and her team attached a series of synthetic membranes to a silicon chip called a microsensor.

From Time Magazine Archive

The typical microsensor is a thin silicon diaphragm studded with resistors.

From Time Magazine Archive