myg
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A small weight unit equal to one ten thousandth of a centner
- noun
- Archaic
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miligramo
- One myg is equivalent to 0.0001 centners.
Examples
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The researchers measured the sample at exactly one myg to ensure accuracy.
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The precision scale can detect changes as small as a single myg.
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A myg is an antiquated unit, rarely used in modern science.
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A weight of five mygs was measured accurately.
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The precision scale can detect changes as small as a single myg.
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The researchers measured the sample at exactly one myg to ensure accuracy.
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One myg is equivalent to 0.0001 centners.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Myg is easy to remember if you think of the old prefix myri- meaning 'ten thousand' together with the familiar weight word gram. So myg names a very small part of a larger weight like a centner, and that is why it means one ten thousandth of a centner.
