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microscopic

[ mahy-kruh-skop-ik ]
/ ˌmaɪ krəˈskɒp ɪk /
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adjective
so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms.Compare macroscopic.
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.
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Origin of microscopic

First recorded in 1670–80; microscope + -ic

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British Dictionary definitions for microscopic

microscopic

less commonly microscopical

/ (ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk) /

adjective
not large enough to be seen with the naked eye but visible under a microscopeCompare macroscopic
very small; minute
of, concerned with, or using a microscope
characterized by or done with great attention to detail

Derived forms of microscopic

microscopically, adverb
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