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A micrometer is commonly known as a micron. It is an SI derived unit of length, which is equal to one millionth of a meter.

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A micrometre is one millionth of a meter, which is equal to 0.000001 meter or 0.001 millimeter. It is commonly used to measure very small distances, such as the width of a human hair.

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A micrometer (or micrometre) is defined as 1.0 x 10−6 meters*.

* one millionth of a meter

* 3.281×10−6 feet

* 39.37×10−6 inches

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