microfluidics

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English micro-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰel-der.

Proto-Indo-European *bʰlewH-der.

Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti?

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.

Middle English -ik

English -ic

English fluidic

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