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microscopic

[ mahy-kruh-skop-ik ]

adjective

  1. so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: Compare macroscopic.

    microscopic organisms.

  2. very small; tiny.
  3. of, relating to, or involving a microscope:

    microscopic investigation.

  4. very detailed; meticulous:

    a microscopic view of society.

  5. suggestive of the precise use of the microscope; minute:

    microscopic exactness.



microscopic

/ ˌɪəˈɒɪ /

adjective

  1. not large enough to be seen with the naked eye but visible under a microscope Compare macroscopic
  2. very small; minute
  3. of, concerned with, or using a microscope
  4. characterized by or done with great attention to detail
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈDZ辱, adverb
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  • ԴDzm··DZi adjective
  • ԴDzm··DZi· adjective
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  • ܲm··DZi adjective
  • ܲm··DZi·· adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of microscopic1

First recorded in 1670–80; microscope + -ic
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White granulated sugar is composed of microscopic, crystalline sucrose molecules.

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Before a microscopic killer shut down offices in the real world, the concept of a work-life balance had already been unmasked.

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It is only when the droplet comes into contact with something like a microscopic speck of dust, pollen or pollutant - known as a cloud condensation nuclei - that it will then freeze instantly around it.

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In “Severance,” everything means something, and fans are gathering to study every microscopic detail to prepare themselves for what might be yet to come.

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They are also the foundation of a healthy ocean - part of a virtuous cycle: Whales eat krill, krill eat microscopic plants that live in sea ice, and those plants absorb planet-warming carbon as they grow.

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