- microenvironment
- noun Date: 1931 a small or relatively small usually distinctly specialized and effectively isolated habitat (as a forest canopy) or environment (as of a neuron) • microenvironmental adjective
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Microenvironment — carries different meanings depending on the context. Medical: a small or relatively small usually distinctly specialized and effectively isolated habitat or environment (as of a nerve cell)[1] Science: The environment of a very small, specific… … Wikipedia
microenvironment — UK US /ˈmaɪkrəʊɪnˌvaɪrənmənt/ noun [C, usually singular] MARKETING, WORKPLACE ► the conditions relating to a particular organization, such as management, competitors, customers, etc.: »Shareholders are part of a company s microenvironment. →… … Financial and business terms
microenvironment — [mī΄krō en vī′rən mənt] n. the environmental conditions of a relatively small, localized area, esp. of a microhabitat … English World dictionary
microenvironment — / maɪkrəυ ɪnˌvaɪrənmənt/ noun the elements or factors outside a business organisation which directly affect it, such as supply of raw materials, demand for its products and rival companies ● Unreliability of suppliers is one the greatest problems … Marketing dictionary in english
microenvironment — (mi kro en vi ron ment) The immediate environment surrounding a microbial cell or other structure, such as a root … Dictionary of microbiology
microenvironment — microenvironmental /muy kroh en vuy euhrn men tl, vuy reuhn /, adj. /muy kroh en vuy euhrn meuhnt, vuy reuhn /, n. the environment of a small area or of a particular organism; microhabitat. [1950 55; MICRO + ENVIRONMENT] * * * … Universalium
microenvironment — noun a) A very small area that has different characteristics than its surroundings As with the Lejeuneaceae, this pattern of massive speciation appears to be correlated with the Cretaceous explosion of the angiosperms and the simultaneous… … Wiktionary
microenvironment — mi·cro·en·vi·ron·ment in vī rən mənt, vī( ə)rn n a small or relatively small usu. distinctly specialized and effectively isolated habitat or environment (as of a nerve cell) see MICROHABITAT mi·cro·en·vi·ron·men·tal .vī rən ment əl adj * * *… … Medical dictionary
microenvironment — The environment close to a company, which affects its ability to serve its customers. This includes the company itself, firms in its market channel, customer markets, and competitors. Compare macroenvironment … Big dictionary of business and management
microenvironment — mi·cro·environment … English syllables
