noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A photograph so reduced in size that it must be viewed through a lens or a microscope.

   "Holonyms: microform; microfilm, microfiche; microdot"

2. 2
   A photograph taken through a microscope, an enlarged picture of a very small item or area: a photomicrograph. proscribed, sometimes

Verb

1. 1
   To create such a photograph

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"Holonyms: microform; microfilm, microfiche; microdot"

Etymology

From micro- + photograph.

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