variants
also microscopical
as in tiny
very small in size
even a microscopic speck of dust in the eye will cause pain
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Recent Examples of microscopic
Researchers like me carefully separate out the tiny glass shards by sifting through the dirt and using a micromanipulator, a tool that can pick up and move microscopic grains.
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
An ion implanter paints microscopic transistors to create circuits.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
This happened with the evolution of cyanobacteria, the first microscopic organisms to use oxygen-producing photosynthesis.
—Chris Impey, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
Because tracking these microscopic misfits through plant tissues is akin to chasing ghosts with a magnifying glass.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
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The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 25 Sep. 2025
An ion implanter paints microscopic transistors to create circuits.
—Paul Sutter, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
This happened with the evolution of cyanobacteria, the first microscopic organisms to use oxygen-producing photosynthesis.
—Chris Impey, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2025
Because tracking these microscopic misfits through plant tissues is akin to chasing ghosts with a magnifying glass.
—Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 19 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for microscopic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microscopic
tiny
Adjective
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The barbecue rub seasoning adds a tiny bit of that familiar barbecue sweet-savory mixture.—
Marianne Williams,
Southern Living,
28 Sep. 2025
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As a child in Cuba, Mike Fernandez watched as his teachers were replaced with government instructors, books vanished from classroom shelves and ultimately, Communist Party officials took over his dad's tiny sandwich stand.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
28 Sep. 2025
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