# microfluidics

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #97,309

## Definitions
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. The study of microfluids.

## Etymology
From micro- + fluidics.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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