Microscopically

adv

adv ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a microscopic manner.

    "Mr. Bowerbank […] has had the kindness to examine the specimens for me microscopically."

  2. 2
    To a microscopic extent.
Adverb
  1. 1
    by using a microscope; so as to be visible only with a microscope; as seen with a microscope wordnet
  2. 2
    as if by using a microscope; with extreme precision and attention to detail; in minute detail wordnet

Example

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"Their newly developed device is centered on a microscopically small lever that vibrates in the presence of bacterial activity. A laser focused on the lever reads the vibration and then translates it into electrical signals that can be easily read. If there’s no signal, according to the researchers, that means there’s no bacteria. The entire test only takes minutes."

Etymology

From microscopic + -ally.

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