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microscopic
[ mahy-kruh-skop-ik ]
adjective
- so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: Compare macroscopic.
microscopic organisms.
- very small; tiny.
- of, relating to, or involving a microscope:
microscopic investigation.
- very detailed; meticulous:
a microscopic view of society.
- suggestive of the precise use of the microscope; minute:
microscopic exactness.
microscopic
/ ˌɪəˈɒɪ /
adjective
- not large enough to be seen with the naked eye but visible under a microscope Compare macroscopic
- very small; minute
- of, concerned with, or using a microscope
- characterized by or done with great attention to detail
Derived Forms
- ˌˈDZ辱, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- c·DZi·· adverb
- ԴDzm··DZi adjective
- ԴDzm··DZi· adjective
- ԴDzm··DZi··ly adverb
- ܲm··DZi adjective
- ܲm··DZi·· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of microscopic1
Example Sentences
White granulated sugar is composed of microscopic, crystalline sucrose molecules.
Before a microscopic killer shut down offices in the real world, the concept of a work-life balance had already been unmasked.
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.
In “Severance,” everything means something, and fans are gathering to study every microscopic detail to prepare themselves for what might be yet to come.
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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