submicron

American  

[suhb-mahy-kron] / sʌbˈmaɪ krɒn /

adjective

1. (of particles) being less than a micron in overall dimensions.

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Etymology

Origin of submicron

First recorded in 1945–50; sub- + micron

Example Sentences

These droplets cover a huge size range: they can be wider than 100 microns—big enough to see as they fly out—down to the submicron scale.

From Scientific American

Real-space observation of current-driven domain wall motion in submicron magnetic wires.

From Nature

After that, they used a synchrotron—a high-tech particle accelerator that studies miniscule matter using very intense light—to zoom in on the specimen at the submicron level.

From National Geographic

The company claims on its website that “all other bottled, filtered, tap, and even spring waters are sterilized with ozone gas, irradiated with UV light, and passed through a submicron filter” and that “blasting water with ozone changes its molecular structure.”

From Washington Post

“We started with submicron flakes, barely seen even in an optical microscope,” he says.

From The New Yorker