Microbe — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈaɪkɹoʊb/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈaɪkɹəʊb/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈaɪkɹəʊb/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈaɪkɹoʊb/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

bug germ

Word Forms

microbial	adjective	of or involving or caused by or being microbes
germy	adjective	full of germs or pathological microorganisms

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mikrobe

eine winzige Lebensform (insbesondere ein krankheitserregendes Bakterium); Der Begriff wird nicht technisch verwendet

🇪🇸Spanish

microbio

una forma de vida diminuta (especialmente una bacteria que causa enfermedades); el término no está en uso técnico

🇮🇹Italian

microbo

una forma di vita minuscola (specialmente un batterio patogeno); il termine non è nell'uso tecnico

🇵🇹Portuguese

micróbio

uma minúscula forma de vida (especialmente uma bactéria causadora de doenças); o termo não está em uso técnico

🇷🇺Russian

микроб

мелкая форма жизни (особенно болезнетворная бактерия); этот термин не находится в техническом использовании

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूक्ष्म जीव

एक सूक्ष्म जीवन रूप (विशेषकर रोग पैदा करने वाला जीवाणु); यह शब्द तकनीकी उपयोग में नहीं है

🇧🇩Bengali

জীবাণু

একটি মিনিট জীবন ফর্ম (বিশেষ করে একটি রোগ সৃষ্টিকারী ব্যাকটেরিয়া); শব্দটি প্রযুক্তিগত ব্যবহারে নেই

🇮🇳Tamil

நுண்ணுயிர்

ஒரு நிமிட வாழ்க்கை வடிவம் (குறிப்பாக நோயை உண்டாக்கும் பாக்டீரியம்); இந்த சொல் தொழில்நுட்ப பயன்பாட்டில் இல்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

సూక్ష్మజీవి

ఒక నిమిషం జీవిత రూపం (ముఖ్యంగా వ్యాధిని కలిగించే బాక్టీరియం); ఈ పదం సాంకేతిక ఉపయోగంలో లేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

सूक्ष्मजीव

एक मिनिट लाइफ फॉर्म (विशेषत: रोग निर्माण करणारा जीवाणू); हा शब्द तांत्रिक वापरात नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

જીવાણુ

એક મિનિટનું જીવન સ્વરૂપ (ખાસ કરીને રોગ પેદા કરતા બેક્ટેરિયમ); આ શબ્દ તકનીકી ઉપયોગમાં નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೂಕ್ಷ್ಮಜೀವಿ

ಒಂದು ನಿಮಿಷದ ಜೀವ ರೂಪ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ರೋಗ-ಉಂಟುಮಾಡುವ ಬ್ಯಾಕ್ಟೀರಿಯಾ); ಪದವು ತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ ಬಳಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സൂക്ഷ്മജീവി

ഒരു ചെറിയ ജീവൻ്റെ രൂപം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് രോഗം ഉണ്ടാക്കുന്ന ബാക്ടീരിയ); ഈ പദം സാങ്കേതിക ഉപയോഗത്തിലില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੋਗਾਣੂ

ਇੱਕ ਮਿੰਟ ਦਾ ਜੀਵਨ ਰੂਪ (ਖਾਸ ਕਰਕੇ ਇੱਕ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਬੈਕਟੀਰੀਆ); ਸ਼ਬਦ ਤਕਨੀਕੀ ਵਰਤੋਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جرثومہ

ایک منٹ کی زندگی کی شکل (خاص طور پر بیماری پیدا کرنے والا بیکٹیریم)؛ اصطلاح تکنیکی استعمال میں نہیں ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

微生物

微小的生命形式（尤其是致病细菌）；该术语不用于技术用途

🇯🇵Japanese

微生物

微小な生命体（特に病気の原因となる細菌）。この用語は技術的には使用されていません

🇰🇷Korean

미생물

미세한 생명체(특히 질병을 일으키는 박테리아); 해당 용어는 기술적으로 사용되지 않습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

vi khuẩn

một dạng sống nhỏ (đặc biệt là vi khuẩn gây bệnh); thuật ngữ này không được sử dụng trong kỹ thuật

🇹🇭Thai

จุลินทรีย์

รูปแบบชีวิตนาที (โดยเฉพาะแบคทีเรียที่ก่อให้เกิดโรค); คำนี้ไม่ได้ใช้ในทางเทคนิค

🇮🇩Indonesian

mikroba

bentuk kehidupan yang sangat kecil (terutama bakteri penyebab penyakit); istilah ini tidak digunakan secara teknis

🇵🇭Filipino

mikrobyo

isang minutong anyo ng buhay (lalo na ang isang bacteria na nagdudulot ng sakit); ang termino ay wala sa teknikal na paggamit

🇲🇾Malay

mikrob

bentuk hayat yang kecil (terutamanya bakteria penyebab penyakit); istilah itu tidak digunakan secara teknikal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ميكروب

شكل صغير من أشكال الحياة (خاصة البكتيريا المسببة للأمراض)؛ المصطلح ليس قيد الاستخدام الفني

🇮🇷Persian

میکروب

شکل زندگی کوچک (به ویژه یک باکتری عامل بیماری)؛ این اصطلاح در استفاده فنی نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

mikrop

çok küçük bir yaşam formu (özellikle hastalığa neden olan bir bakteri); terim teknik kullanımda değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

חַידַק

צורת חיים זעירה (במיוחד חיידק הגורם למחלה); המונח אינו בשימוש טכני

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What is the primary definition of the word 'microbe'?

The primary meaning of 'microbe' is 'a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use'.

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Using 'microbe' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'microbe' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'microbe' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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