microscopic

mi·cro·scop·ic

adj \ˌmī-krə-ˈskä-pik\

Definition of MICROSCOPIC

1

: resembling a microscope especially in perception

2

a : invisible or indistinguishable without the use of a microscope b : very small or fine or precise

3

: of, relating to, or conducted with the microscope or microscopy

— mi·cro·scop·i·cal·ly \-pi-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Variants of MICROSCOPIC

mi·cro·scop·ic also mi·cro·scop·i·cal \-pi-kəl\

Examples of MICROSCOPIC

1. At this point, the embryo is a microscopic clump of only 100 cells.
2. There is a microscopic crack in the diamond.
3. He has a microscopic attention span.
4. He recorded every aspect of his trip in microscopic detail.
5. a microscopic study of plant tissues

First Known Use of MICROSCOPIC

circa 1672

Related to MICROSCOPIC

Synonyms: atomic, bitsy, bitty, infinitesimal, itty-bitty (or itsy-bitsy), little bitty, microminiature, tiny (also microscopical), miniature, minuscule, minute, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, wee, weeny (also weensy)

Antonyms: astronomical (also astronomic), colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), elephantine, enormous, giant, gigantic, herculean, heroic (also heroical), huge, immense, mammoth, massive, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, planetary, prodigious, titanic, tremendous

Related Words: baby, diminutive, dwarf, elfin, half-pint, Lilliputian, little, micro, mini, minikin, model, petite, pocket, pocket-size (also pocket-sized), pygmy, small, smallish; dinky, dwarfish, insignificant, pint-size (or pint-sized), puny, scrubby, undersized (also undersize)

Near Antonyms: big, bulky, bumper, considerable, extensive, good, goodly, grand, great, gross, handsome, hefty, hulking, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), large, largish, major, outsize (also outsized), overgrown, overscale (or overscaled), oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, super, whacking, whopping; formidable, grandiose, imposing, lofty, majestic, monolithic, staggering, stupendous, towering; boundless, cavernous, immeasurable, infinite, vast, vasty, voluminous

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Other Microbiology Terms

pathogen, salmonella, tetanus

Rhymes with MICROSCOPIC

arthroscopic, cryoscopic, endoscopic, Ethiopic, fluoroscopic, gastroscopic, gyroscopic, hygroscopic, isotopic, lycanthropic, macroscopic, misanthropic, periscopic, philanthropic, stroboscopic, telescopic