microprint

[ mahy-kruh-print ]

noun

1. a microphotograph reproduced in print for reading by a magnifying device.

microprint

/ ˈmaɪkrəʊˌprɪnt /

noun

1. a microphotograph reproduced on paper and read by a magnifying device. It is used in order to reduce the size of large books, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of microprint¹

First recorded in 1930–35; micro- + print

Example Sentences

However, they had enough old Federation-period textbooks still in microprint to know what could be done with gadolinium.

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