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Microscopic : adj
1: of or relating to or used in microscopy; "microscopic
analysis"; "microscopical examination" [syn: microscopical]
2: too small to be seen except under a microscope [syn: microscopical,
small] [ant: macroscopic]
3: extremely precise with great attention to details; "examined
it with microscopic care"
4: infinitely or immeasurably small; "two minute whiplike
threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale"
[syn: infinitesimal, minute]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Microscopic : \Mi`cro*scop"ic\, Microscopical \Mi`cro*scop"ic*al\,
a. [Cf. F. microscopique.]
1. Of or pertaining to the microscope or to microscopy; made
with a microscope; as, microscopic observation.
2. Able to see extremely minute objects.
Why has not man a microscopic eye? --Pope.
3. Very small; visible only by the aid of a microscope; as, a
microscopic insect.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Microscopic : Microscopic: So small it cannot be seen without the aid of microscope. As opposed to macroscopic (large enough to be seen with naked eye). A tiny tumor is microscopic while a big tumor is
macroscopic.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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