microscopical
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“My Phial swarmed with Life,” he later wrote, “and microscopical Animals of most Dimensions, from some of the largest, to some of the least.”
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2016
Day by day, these “atoms” grew and began to cling together until they became, in a couple of weeks, “the true microscopical Animals so often observed by Naturalists.”
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2016
The most famous of the microscopical discoveries reported by Hooke in his masterpiece was the ‘cellular’ structure of slices of cork viewed under the microscope.
From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin
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These structural differences may either be readily visible to the naked eye or with a magnifier, or they may require a microscopical examination.
From Wood and Forest by Noyes, William
A round wood cutting stick connected to a timing mechanism which rotates it automatically for every cut, or for a certain number of cuts, is valuable for hard stock requiring microscopical perfection.
From Paper-Cutting Machines A Primer of Information about Paper and Card Trimmers, Hand-Lever Cutters, Power Cutters and Other Automatic Machines for Cutting Paper (Typographic Technical Series Part 1, No. 10) by Grayson, David
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