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mi·cro·scop·ic

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

adj.

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.

[microscope + -ic.]

mi′cro·scop′i·cal·ly adv.

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Adj.	1.	microscopical - of or relating to or used in microscopy; "microscopic analysis"; "microscopical examination" microscopic
	2.	microscopical - visible under a microscope; using a microscope microscopic 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.	microscopical - so small as to be invisible without a microscope; "differences were microscopic" microscopic 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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microscopico

mi·cro·scop·ic

, microscopical

a. microscópico-a, rel. al microscopio.

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