microscopic

mi·cro·scop·ic

 (mī′krə-skŏp′ĭk) also mi·cro·scop·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)

adj.

1.

a. Too small to be seen by the unaided eye but large enough to be studied under a microscope.

b. Of, relating to, or concerned with a microscope.

2. Exceedingly small; minute: "The activities of men ... were reduced to a microscopic scale" (John Hersey).

3. Characterized by or done with extreme attention to detail: a microscopic investigation.

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[microscope + -ic.]

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mi′cro·scop′i·cal·ly adv.

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microscopic

(ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk) or less commonly

microscopical

adj

1. (General Physics) not large enough to be seen with the naked eye but visible under a microscope. Compare macroscopic

2. very small; minute

3. (General Physics) of, concerned with, or using a microscope

4. characterized by or done with great attention to detail

ˌmicroˈscopically adv

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mi•cro•scop•ic

(ˌmaɪ krəˈskɒp ɪk)

also mi`cro•scop′i•cal,

adj.

1. so small as to be invisible without the use of the microscope. Compare macroscopic (def. 1).

2. very small; tiny.

3. involving or requiring the use of a microscope.

4. very detailed; meticulous: a microscopic analysis.

[1670–80]

mi`cro•scop′i•cal•ly, adv.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	microscopic - of or relating to or used in microscopy; "microscopic analysis"; "microscopical examination" microscopical
	2.	microscopic - visible under a microscope; using a microscope microscopical seeable, visible - capable of being seen; or open to easy view; "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expression"; "visible files"
	3.	microscopic - extremely precise with great attention to details; "examined it with microscopic care" precise - sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"
	4.	microscopic - so small as to be invisible without a microscope; "differences were microscopic" microscopical little, small - limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group"

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microscopic

adjective tiny, minute, invisible, negligible, minuscule, imperceptible, infinitesimal, teeny-weeny, teensy-weensy microscopic fibres of protein
great, large, huge, vast, enormous, immense, gigantic, ginormous (informal)

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microscopic

adjective

So minute as not to be discernible:

imperceptible, infinitesimal.

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Translations

مِكْروسكوبي: مِجْهَري

mikroskopický

mikroskopisk

mikroskopisch klein

μικροσκοπικός

microscopique

mikroszkopikus

smásær, örsmár; smásjár-

microscopico

mikroskopisk

микроскопический

mikroskopický

mikroskopski

mikroskobik

显微镜的极微小的

microscopic

[ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk] ADJ → microscópico

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microscopic

[ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk] adj → microscopique

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

microscopic

adj (in size) → mikroskopisch (klein); microscopic creature → mikroskopisch kleines Lebewesen; microscopic details → feinste Details; in microscopic detail → bis ins kleinste Detail

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microscopic

[ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk] microscopical [ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk/əl] adj → microscopico/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

microscope

(ˈmaikrəskəup) noun

an instrument which makes very small objects able to be seen magnifying them greatly. Germs are very small, and can only be seen with the aid of a microscope. mikroskoop مِكروسكوب: مِجْهَر микроскоп microscópio mikroskop das Mikroskop mikroskop μικροσκόπιοmicroscopio mikroskoop میکروسکوپ mikroskooppi microscopeמיקרוסקופ सूक्ष्मदर्शी mikroskop mikroszkóp mikroskop smásjá microscopio 顕微鏡 현미경 mikroskopas mikroskops mikroskop microscoopmikroskopmikroskop ميكروسكوب microscópio microscop микроскоп mikroskop mikroskop mikroskop mikroskop กล้องจุลทรรศน์ mikroskop 顯微鏡 мікроскоп خردبین kính hiển vi 显微镜

ˌmicroˈscopic (-ˈsko-) adjective

seen only by the aid of a microscope. microscopic bacteria. mikroskopies مِكْروسكوبي: مِجْهَري микроскопичен microscópico mikroskopický mikroskopisch klein mikroskopisk μικροσκοπικόςmicroscópico mikroskoopiline ذره بینی mikroskooppinen microscopiqueמיקרוסקופי, זעיר सूक्ष्म mikroskopski mikroszkopikus renik smásær, örsmár; smásjár- microscopico 顕微鏡的な 미세한 mikroskopinis, mikroskopiškas mikroskopisks halus microscopischmikroskopisk, bittelite mikroskopijny ذره بينى microscópico microscopic микроскопический mikroskopický mikroskopski mikroskopski mikroskopisk เห็นได้ด้วยกล้องจุลทรรศน์ mikroskobik 用顯微鏡才看得到的 мікроскопічний خردبینی thuộc kính hiển vi 显微镜的，极微小的

ˌmicroˈscopically adverb

mikroskopies مِجْهَرِيّاً микроскопично microscopicamente mikroskopicky mikroskopisch klein mikroskopiskt μικροσκοπικά microscópicamente mikroskoopiliselt با ریز بینی mikroskooppisesti microscopiquement עַל יְדֵי מִיקרוֹסקוֹפּ सूक्ष्मदर्शिका mikroskopsko mikroszkopikusan secara mikroskopis örsmátt microscopicamente 顕微鏡的に 미시적으로 mikroskopiškai mikroskopiski; detalizēti halus microscopischmikroskopisk mikroskopijnie په مايكروسكوب كښى ليدل microscopicamente microscopic микроскопически mikroskopicky mikroskopsko mikroskopski mikroskopiskt ทางกล้องจุลทรรศน์ mikroskobik olarak 用顯微鏡觀察 точно; детально خردبین کے ذریعہ bằng kính hiển vi 用显微镜，细微地

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mi·cro·scop·ic

, microscopical

a. microscópico-a, rel. al microscopio.

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microscopic

adj microscópico

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