microscopic | ||
1. | [ adjective ] of or relating to or used in microscopy | |
Synonyms: | microscopical | |
Examples: | "microscopic analysis" "microscopical examination" |
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Related terms: | microscopy microscopy | |
2. | [ adjective ] too small to be seen except under a microscope | |
Synonyms: | small microscopical | |
Related terms: | macroscopic subgross atomic subatomic | |
3. | [ adjective ] extremely precise with great attention to details | |
Examples: | "examined it with microscopic care" |
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Related terms: | precise | |
4. | [ adjective ] infinitely or immeasurably small | |
Synonyms: | minute infinitesimal | |
Examples: | "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm" "reduced to a microscopic scale" |
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Related terms: | small | |
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