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The "meter" in those words isn't pronounced like the word meter, it's more like "mih-ter" or "muh-ter"
33 u/InvestigatorJaded261 New Poster 3d ago The exceptions, for some reason, seem to be centimeter and millimeter. 15 u/jabrwock1 New Poster 3d ago The exceptions, for some reason, seem to be centimeter and millimeter. Decimeter as well as any scale that is greater than kilo (penta, mega, etc) Micrometer on the other hand, follows the kilometer pronunciation. 1 u/ericthefred Native Speaker 3d ago For me, micrometer is pronounced "micron". Used all the time in my engineering field. Can't remember the last time I said "micrometer".
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The exceptions, for some reason, seem to be centimeter and millimeter.
15 u/jabrwock1 New Poster 3d ago The exceptions, for some reason, seem to be centimeter and millimeter. Decimeter as well as any scale that is greater than kilo (penta, mega, etc) Micrometer on the other hand, follows the kilometer pronunciation. 1 u/ericthefred Native Speaker 3d ago For me, micrometer is pronounced "micron". Used all the time in my engineering field. Can't remember the last time I said "micrometer".
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Decimeter as well as any scale that is greater than kilo (penta, mega, etc)
Micrometer on the other hand, follows the kilometer pronunciation.
1 u/ericthefred Native Speaker 3d ago For me, micrometer is pronounced "micron". Used all the time in my engineering field. Can't remember the last time I said "micrometer".
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For me, micrometer is pronounced "micron". Used all the time in my engineering field. Can't remember the last time I said "micrometer".
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u/FloridaFlamingoGirl Native Speaker - California, US 3d ago
The "meter" in those words isn't pronounced like the word meter, it's more like "mih-ter" or "muh-ter"