they use it to describe microwaves because the microwave gives off very small waves of light and/or heat to make what ever you have in it hot.
The prefix "micro-" in biology refers to something small, typically on the scale of micrometers (one millionth of a meter). It is often used to describe tiny structures or organisms that are not visible to the naked eye.
"Micro micro" was an older designation used for a metric prefix that is now known as the prefix "pico," which represents one trillionth (1/1,000,000,000,000). The use of "micro micro" was eventually replaced by the standardized SI prefixes to avoid confusion.
The prefix "micro-" means small or tiny. It is commonly used in words to indicate something of a very small size or scale.
Micro means very small. Microwaves have much smaller wavelengths than radio waves. In a way, it is an arbitrary name, since microwaves also have a larger wavelength than visible light. But that's how it goes. Someone thought the wavelength was small enough to deserve that name.
Micro is a prefix of Greek origin, meaning extremely small
microwaves :)
The prefix "micro-" in biology refers to something small, typically on the scale of micrometers (one millionth of a meter). It is often used to describe tiny structures or organisms that are not visible to the naked eye.
"Micro micro" was an older designation used for a metric prefix that is now known as the prefix "pico," which represents one trillionth (1/1,000,000,000,000). The use of "micro micro" was eventually replaced by the standardized SI prefixes to avoid confusion.
Micro-. Both the prefixes 'deci-' and 'micro-' describe a certain amount of whatever unit of measure is being used. They owe their usage to the French Revolutionaries setting up a standard system of measures and weights. In that system, the prefix 'deci-' refers to one-tenth of whatever unit is being used. The prefix 'micro-' refers to one-millionth. Therefore, the prefix 'micro-' refers to a smaller quantity under consideration than does a 'deci-'.
The prefix "micro-" means small or tiny. It is commonly used in words to indicate something of a very small size or scale.
microwaves are used for heating foods also they are like in the electomagneticspectrum and are used for weather maps
The metric prefix used to describe 1000 standard units is "kilo-".
Micro means very small. Microwaves have much smaller wavelengths than radio waves. In a way, it is an arbitrary name, since microwaves also have a larger wavelength than visible light. But that's how it goes. Someone thought the wavelength was small enough to deserve that name.
Micro is a prefix of Greek origin, meaning extremely small
Micro is an English prefix of Greek origin that refers to an object as being smaller than an object or scale of focus, in contrast with macro. micro- is a prefix in the SI and other systems of units denoting a factor of 10^−6 or 0.000001 (one millionth). Some examples of the prefix "micro" are - microwave, microscope, microphone, microchip and micro-organism. The symbol is µ. Scroll down to related links and look for "All Prefixes" and for the prefix "micro".
One millionth is the prefix micro- When abbreviating units, the Greek letter mu (µ) is used, eg: 5 µg is 5 micrograms = 5 x 10^-6 g = 0.000005 g
The prefix micro in microwave is not maen to suggest a wavelenght in micrometer range.it indicates that microwave are small compared to waves used in typical radio broadcasting in that they have shorter wavelenght.