microfluidics

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?

Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)

Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor.

English micro-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-?

Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰluHyéti?

Proto-Italic [Term?]

Latin fluō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *-iðos

Latin -idus

Latin fluidusder.

Middle English fluid

English fluid

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Proto-Indo-European *-ikos

Proto-Italic *-ikos

Latin -icuslbor.

Old French -iquebor.

▲

Latin -icusbor.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English fluidic

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ms

Proto-Indo-European *-omsder.

Proto-Germanic *-anzder.?

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂m̥s

Proto-Germanic *-ōz

Proto-Germanic *-ōsder.?

Old English -as

Middle English -es

English -s

English fluidics

English microfluidics

From micro- + fluidics.

Noun

microfluidics (uncountable)

1. The science concerned with the design and construction of microminiaturized devices containing chambers and tunnels through which fluids flow in a controlled manner; used to construct labs on a chip, ink-jet printer heads etc.
2. (physics) The study of microfluids.

Derived terms

• biomicrofluidics