| Term | Definition |
| microcosm | representation of the world on a small scale |
| cosmos | world |
| microfilm | tiny film for storing books, records, etc. |
| filmen | thin skin |
| micrometer | instrument for measuring small distances like the breadth of a hair |
| metron | to measure |
| microwave | a tiny electromagnetic wave between 1 and 100 centimeters long |
| wafian | wave |
| microfiche | sheet of microfilm containing a number of pages in reduced form. Libraries use this. |
| fiche | index card |
| encroach | to intrude gradually upon the rights or possessions of another; to trespass |
| belittle | to speak of or think of as unimportant; to put someone down |
| asunder | in separate parts; apart from each other in position |
| beleaguer | to surround or harrass |
| mikros | small |