The world viewed on a microscopic or subatomic scale; a small-scale theoretical or physical model of the world or of some aspect of it; a microcosm; (Computing) a simulated or virtual reality environment.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Science. From micro- + world.
Definition of microworld in US English:
microworld
nounˈmʌɪkrə(ʊ)wəːld
The world viewed on a microscopic or subatomic scale; a small-scale theoretical or physical model of the world or of some aspect of it; a microcosm; (Computing) a simulated or virtual reality environment.
Origin
1920s; earliest use found in Science. From micro- + world.