microscopic
[ mahy-kruh-skop-ik ]
/ ˌmaɪ krəˈskɒp ɪk /
adjective
so small as to be invisible or indistinct without the use of the microscope: microscopic organisms.
Compare macroscopic.
very small; tiny.
of, relating to, or involving a microscope: microscopic investigation.
very detailed; meticulous: a microscopic view of society.
suggestive of the precise use of the microscope; minute: microscopic exactness.
Also
mi·cro·scop·i·cal.
Origin of microscopic
First recorded in 1670–80;
microscope +
-ic
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British Dictionary definitions for microscopic
microscopic
less commonly microscopical
/ (ˌmaɪkrəˈskɒpɪk) /
adjective
not large enough to be seen with the naked eye but visible under a microscope
Compare macroscopic
very small; minute
of, concerned with, or using a microscope
characterized by or done with great attention to detail
Derived forms of microscopic
microscopically, adverbMedical definitions for microscopic
microscopic
[ mī′krə-skŏp′ĭk ]
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.