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PronunciationModificar

• (US)
  • enPR: 'mīkrə'skŏpĭk
  • IPA: /ˌmaɪkrəˈskɑpɪk/
  • SAMPA: /%maIkr@"skApIk/

  Rhymes: -ɒpɪk

AdjectiveModificar

1. of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal

   We supply all microscopic stains and other materials.

2. so small that it can only be seen using a microscope

   The water was full of microscopic organisms.

3. very small; minute

   Compared to the galaxy, we are microscopic in scale.

4. carried out with great attention to detail

   The police carried out a microscopic search of the crime scene.

SynonymsModificar

• See also Wikisaurus:tiny

AntonymsModificar

• macroscopic

Related termsModificar

• microscope
• macroscopic
• telescopic

See alsoModificar

• naked-eye

TranslationsModificar

et:microscopic el:microscopic fa:microscopic io:microscopic hu:microscopic pl:microscopic ru:microscopic ta:microscopic te:microscopic vi:microscopic zh:microscopic