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Greek and Latin ElementsGreek and Latin Elements

Greek and Latin ElementsGreek and Latin Elements

• Micro, Mega, and Hyper come from the Micro, Mega, and Hyper come from the Greek language and Super comes from Greek language and Super comes from Latin.Latin.

• All four meanings relate to size or All four meanings relate to size or degree.degree.

• Micro means small, Mega means great, Micro means small, Mega means great, Hyper means over or beyond, and Hyper means over or beyond, and Super means over or above.Super means over or above.

MicroscopeMicroscope

• an optical instrument an optical instrument having a magnifying lens having a magnifying lens or a combination of or a combination of lenses for inspecting lenses for inspecting objects too small to be objects too small to be seen or too small to be seen or too small to be seen distinctly and in seen distinctly and in detail by the unaided eyedetail by the unaided eye

• We use a microscope to We use a microscope to see bacteria.see bacteria.

MicrofilmMicrofilm

• a film bearing a a film bearing a miniature miniature photographic photographic copy of printed or copy of printed or other graphic other graphic mattermatter

• Can you put old Can you put old newspaper newspaper articles on articles on microfilm?microfilm?

MicrosurgeryMicrosurgery

• any of various any of various surgical procedures surgical procedures performed under performed under magnification and magnification and with small with small specialized specialized instrumentsinstruments

• Replacing blood Replacing blood vessels in his leg vessels in his leg required required microsurgery.microsurgery.

MicrowaveMicrowave

• an an electromagnetic electromagnetic wave of wave of extremely high extremely high frequencyfrequency

• I like to use a I like to use a microwave microwave because it cooks because it cooks faster.faster.

MicrochipMicrochip

• a tiny slice of a tiny slice of semiconducting semiconducting material, generally in material, generally in the shape of a the shape of a square a few square a few millimeters longmillimeters long

• The animal shelter The animal shelter places a microchip in places a microchip in adopted dogs so adopted dogs so they can be found if they can be found if they get lost.they get lost.

MicrometerMicrometer

• any of various any of various devices for devices for measuring minute measuring minute distancesdistances

• They use a They use a micrometer to micrometer to measure the measure the length of the length of the eraser.eraser.

MicrobiologyMicrobiology

• the branch of biology the branch of biology dealing with the dealing with the structure, function, uses, structure, function, uses, and modes of existence and modes of existence of microscopicof microscopic organismsorganisms

• In microbiology they In microbiology they have to look at have to look at bacteria with special bacteria with special equipment.equipment.

MegahertzMegahertz

• a unit of a unit of frequency, equal frequency, equal to one million to one million cycles per secondcycles per second

• Radio signals are Radio signals are measured using measured using megahertz.megahertz.

MegabyteMegabyte

• A unit of A unit of computer computer memory or data memory or data storage capacitystorage capacity

• My new My new computer has computer has 18Mb of hard 18Mb of hard disk drive!disk drive!

MegastarMegastar

• a very famous a very famous person, often an person, often an actor or actressactor or actress

• Will Smith is a Will Smith is a megastar.megastar.

MegahitMegahit

• an enterprise, as an enterprise, as a movie, that is a movie, that is outstandingly outstandingly successfulsuccessful

• The movie The movie “Avatar” was a “Avatar” was a megahit.megahit.

MegatonMegaton

• one million tonsone million tons

• It would take a lot It would take a lot of elephants to of elephants to weigh a megaton.weigh a megaton.

MegabuckMegabuck

• very large sums very large sums of moneyof money

• I would like to I would like to have megabucks.have megabucks.

MegaplexMegaplex

• a large building a large building containing many containing many movie theaters, movie theaters, usually more than usually more than a dozena dozen

• I will meet you at I will meet you at the megaplex to the megaplex to watch a movie.watch a movie.

SuperheroSuperhero

• a hero, esp. in a hero, esp. in children's comic children's comic books and television books and television cartoons, possessing cartoons, possessing extraordinary, often extraordinary, often magical powersmagical powers

• Mighty Mouse was Mighty Mouse was always my favorite always my favorite superhero.superhero.

SuperhighwaySuperhighway

• a highway designed a highway designed for travel at high for travel at high speeds, having more speeds, having more than one lane for than one lane for each direction of each direction of traffictraffic

• We have to use the We have to use the superhighway when superhighway when we go on vacation.we go on vacation.

SuperhumanSuperhuman

• exceeding exceeding ordinary human ordinary human power, power, achievement, achievement, experienceexperience

• This guy has This guy has superhuman superhuman strength.strength.

SuperstarSuperstar

• a person, as a a person, as a performer or performer or athlete, who athlete, who enjoys wide enjoys wide recognitionrecognition

• Babe Ruth was a Babe Ruth was a baseball baseball superstar in the superstar in the 1920’s.1920’s.

SuperimposeSuperimpose

• to impose, place, to impose, place, or set over, or set over, above, or on above, or on something elsesomething else

• The artist will The artist will superimpose the superimpose the airplane onto the airplane onto the picture.picture.

SupernaturalSupernatural

• of, pertaining to, or of, pertaining to, or being above or being above or beyond what is beyond what is natural; natural; unexplainable by unexplainable by natural law or natural law or phenomenaphenomena

• Ripley’s Believe It or Ripley’s Believe It or Not deals with things Not deals with things that are that are supernatural.supernatural.

SupercomputerSupercomputer

• a very fast, a very fast, powerful powerful mainframe mainframe computer, used in computer, used in advanced military advanced military and scientific and scientific applicationsapplications

• A supercomputer A supercomputer is needed for top is needed for top secret projects.secret projects.

HyperlinkHyperlink

• an object, as text an object, as text or graphics, or graphics, linked through linked through hypertext to a hypertext to a document, document, another objectanother object

• Follow the Follow the hyperlink on the hyperlink on the website to get to website to get to another website.another website.

HypersensitiveHypersensitive

• excessively excessively sensitivesensitive

• People with People with allergies are allergies are hypersensitive hypersensitive when they are when they are around what they around what they are allergic to.are allergic to.

HyperextendHyperextend

• Extension of a Extension of a bodily joint bodily joint beyond its normal beyond its normal range of motionrange of motion

• When you When you hyperextend your hyperextend your knee it is very knee it is very painful.painful.

HypertextHypertext

• a method of storing data a method of storing data through a computer through a computer program that allows a program that allows a user to create and link user to create and link fields of information at fields of information at will and to retrieve the will and to retrieve the data nonsequentiallydata nonsequentially

• The website used The website used hypertext which allowed hypertext which allowed me to jump from one me to jump from one document to another document to another with clickable links.with clickable links.