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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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Microscopic
is always a great word to know.
So is gobo. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
Example Sentences
- Thousands of these microscopic strands of genetic material are found in every living cell.
- The two can be distinguished by blood tests and microscopic examination.
- After four weeks, all grafts had healed without visible or microscopic sign of rejection.
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World English Dictionary
| microscopic or microscopical (ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk) | |
| —adj | |
| 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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American Heritage
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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