EGAVE

microenvironment

About 0.27 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A very small area that has different characteristics than its surroundings; the milieu (set of conditions) within this area. Synonym of microhabitat. The very small environment in the immediate vicinity of an organism.
  2. noun Synonym of microhabitat.
  3. noun The very small environment in the immediate vicinity of an organism.

Similar words

microclimate microclimatics microcontext micromilieu microecosystem microculture microsite microlocality nanoenvironment microzone

Often followed by

of in and for is that to may within

Word family

microenvironmental microenvironments

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