Millionth of a meter

Latest answer — August 15, 2026

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A MICRON is a unit equal to one-millionth of a meter, also called a micrometer.

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An educational scale showing a micron as one-millionth of a meter

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The answer to “Millionth of a meter” in the Thomas Joseph crossword is MICRON — a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 15, 2026, a Saturday puzzle, at 33-Across. Below you'll find why that fill fits, every other answer we've recorded for this clue, and links into the puzzle it came from.

“Millionth of a meter” answer

MICRON (6 letters)

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What does MICRON mean?

Reading the plain dictionary sense of MICRON is often the fastest way to see why it answers this clue.

(noun)

  • a unit of length equal to one millionth of a metre; a micrometre

When else has “Millionth of a meter” appeared?

Thomas Joseph reuses clues across dates, sometimes with a different answer depending on the grid. Here's where this exact clue has shown up, and what the answer was each time — handy when you're checking whether today's fill is the only one.

August 15, 2026 (most recent) → MICRON. We haven't indexed another appearance of this exact clue yet.

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What is the answer to “Millionth of a meter”?

The answer is MICRON, a 6-letter word. It most recently appeared in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 15, 2026.

How many letters is the answer to “Millionth of a meter”?

6 letters: MICRON.

When did this clue appear?

Most recently in the Thomas Joseph crossword on August 15, 2026 (a Saturday puzzle), at 33-Across.

Can “Millionth of a meter” have a different answer?

Yes — Thomas Joseph sometimes reuses a clue with a different solution to fit the grid. The answers we've recorded for each date it appeared are listed above when available.

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