microlevel

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

micro- +‎ level

Noun[edit]

microlevel (plural microlevels)

  1. A microscopic level.
    • 2007 November 18, Jim Holt, “Mind of a Rock”, in New York Times[1]:
      But at the microlevel it consists of an unimaginable number of atoms connected by springy chemical bonds, all jiggling around at a rate that even our fastest supercomputer might envy.