microscopic
adjective
mi·cro·scop·ic
ˌmī-krə-ˈskä-pik 
variants
or less commonly microscopical
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
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Examples of microscopic in a Sentence
At this point, the embryo is a microscopic clump of only 100 cells.
There is a microscopic crack in the diamond.
He has a microscopic attention span.
He recorded every aspect of his trip in microscopic detail.
a microscopic study of plant tissues
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Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
That variation depends in part on the microscopic surface topography of the table as the bottle slides across it.
—Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
Even hiking and horseback riding can disturb the ground enough to release the microscopic spores.
—Lauren De Young, The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024
Onboard scientists can monitor the impact of various stressors on these microscopic algae and other species—without costly freezing and transportation or the months-long wait of getting samples to shore.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
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“Microscopic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microscopic. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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microscopic
adjective
mi·cro·scop·ic
ˌmī-krə-ˈskäp-ik
variants
also microscopical
1
: of, relating to, or conducted with the microscope or microscopy
a microscopic examination
2
: resembling a microscope : able to see very tiny objects
some insects have microscopic vision
3
: able to be seen only through a microscope : very small
a microscopic plant
Medical Definition
microscopic
adjective
mi·cro·scop·ic
ˌmī-krə-ˈskäp-ik
variants
or microscopical
1
: of, relating to, or conducted with the microscope or microscopy
2
: so small or fine as to be invisible or indistinguishable without the use of a microscope compare macroscopic, submicroscopic, ultramicroscopic sense 1
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