microscopic

UK /ˌmaɪ.kɹəˈskɑpɪk/ US /ˌmaɪ.kɹəˈskɑpɪk/
adj 5

Definitions

adj

1

Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal

We supply all microscopic stains and other materials.

2

So small that it can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.

The water was full of microscopic organisms.

3

Very small; minute

Compared to the galaxy, we are microscopic in scale.

By wholesale omission of connections and by the use of a microscopic scale of photographic reproduction which makes some of the most important tables difficult to read, the size has been cut down from last winter's 580 to 520 pages only.

4

Carried out with great attention to detail.

The police carried out a microscopic search of the crime scene.

5

Able to see extremely minute objects.

Why has not man a microscopic eye?

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