Swahili
kijisehemu
ki-ji-se-HE-mu
How to say it
Swahilikijisehemuki-ji-se-HE-musoon
Englishmicronsoon
Frenchmicronsoon
Meaning
in physics, a micron, a very small unit of measurement, diminutive of sehemu.
Good to know
(dimin. of sehemu) pkys. micron
Examples
- Chembe hiyo hupimwa kwa kijisehemu.That particle is measured in microns.
- Kijisehemu kimoja ni sawa na sehemu ndogo sana ya mita.One micron equals a very tiny fraction of a meter.
- Hawakuweza kupima kijisehemu bila darubini maalum.They could not measure a micron without a special microscope.
- Mwanasayansi alieleza maana ya kijisehemu darasani.The scientist explained the meaning of a micron in class.
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