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krəˈskɒp adjective
1.
so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms. Compare macroscopic.
2.
very small; tiny.
3.
of, pertaining to, or involving a microscope: microscopic investigation.
4.
very detailed; meticulous: a microscopic view of society.
5.
suggestive of the precise use of the microscope; minute: microscopic exactness.
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World English Dictionary
microscopic or microscopical (ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 1. | Compare macroscopic not large enough to be seen with the naked eye but visible under a microscope |
| 2. | very small; minute |
| 3. | of, concerned with, or using a microscope |
| 4. | characterized by or done with great attention to detail |
| microscopical or microscopical | |
| —adj | |
| micro'scopically or microscopical | |
| —adv | |
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Medical Dictionary
microscopic mi·cro·scop·ic (mī'krə-skŏp'ĭk) or mi·cro·scop·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
Too small to be seen by the unaided eye but large enough to be studied under a microscope.
Of, relating to, or concerned with a microscope.
Being or characterized as exceedingly small; minute.
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Example sentences
There, they feed on plankton and other microscopic fare pulled in through tiny pores.
The new regions appear as tiny, microscopic bubbles and immediately start to grow.
Even tiny barnacles take in microscopic fragments of the stuff, which then move up the food chain, with unknown consequences.
Yeast is a microscopic plant of fungous growth, and is the lowest form of vegetable life.
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