micrograph

American  

[mahy-kruh-graf, -grahf] / ˈmaɪ krəˌgræf, -ˌgrɑf /

noun

1. an instrument for executing extremely minute writing or engraving.

2. Optics. a photograph taken through a microscope or a drawing of an object as seen through a microscope.

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micrograph British  

/ -ˌɡræf, ˈmaɪkrəʊˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. a photograph or drawing of an object as viewed through a microscope

2. an instrument or machine for producing very small writing or engraving

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micrograph Scientific  

/ mī′krə-grăf′ /

1. A drawing or photograph taken from an image formed by a microscope.

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Etymology

Origin of micrograph

First recorded in 1870–75; micro- + -graph

Example Sentences

Micrograph shows corkscrew-shaped Trepanema pallidum, about 1 micron across.

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Micrograph shows a bent rod-shaped Desulfovibrio vulgaris bacterium with a long flagellum.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Micrograph shows rod-shaped Vibrio cholera, which are about 1 micron long.

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Micrograph shows a stem about 1.2 millimeters across.

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Micrograph, mī′krō-graf, n. a pantograph instrument for minute writing or drawing: a microscopic picture.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various