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mi⋅cro⋅scop⋅ic
[mahy-kruh-skop-ik] 
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. |
Also, mi⋅cro⋅scop⋅i⋅cal.
Related forms:
mi⋅cro⋅scop⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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Microscopic
Mi`cro*scop"ic\, Microscopical \Mi`cro*scop"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. microscopique.]1. Of or pertaining to the microscope or to microscopy; made with a microscope; as, microscopic observation. 2. Able to see extremely minute objects. Why has not man a microscopic eye? --Pope. 3. Very small; visible only by the aid of a microscope; as, a microscopic insect.
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Language Translation for : microscopic
Spanish:
microscópico,
German:
mikroskopisch klein,
Japanese:
顕微鏡的な
Main Entry: mi·cro·scop·ic
Pronunciation: "mI-kr&-'skäp-ik
Variant: or mi·cro·scop·i·cal /-i-k&l/
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or conducted with the microscope or microscopy
2 : so small or fine as to beinvisible or indistinguishable without the use of a microscope —compare MACROSCOPIC,
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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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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