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Microscopic
Definitions
- 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."
- 4 Carried out with great attention to detail. figuratively
"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?"
- 1 so small as to be invisible without a microscope wordnet
- 2 extremely precise with great attention to details wordnet
- 3 visible under a microscope; using a microscope wordnet
- 4 of or relating to or used in microscopy wordnet
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) Proto-Indo-European *-yós Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin mīcroscopiumlbor. Italian microscopiobor. English microscope Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English microscopic From microscope + -ic.
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