"microscopic" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌmaɪ.kɹəˈskɑpɪk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-microscopic.wav Forms: more microscopic [comparative], most microscopic [superlative]
enPR: mī'krəskŏʹpĭk [US] Rhymes: -ɒpɪk Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Italic *-jōs Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin mīcroscopiumlbor. Italian microscopiobor. English microscope Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English microscopic From microscope + -ic. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|af|en>microscope>optical instrument|en>-ic>adjectival suffix|id=tiny|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō) Proto-Indo-European *-yōs Proto-Italic *-jōs Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ium Latin mīcroscopiumlbor. Italian microscopiobor. English microscope Proto-Italic *-kos Latin -cus Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English microscopic, {{af|en|microscope|-ic}} microscope + -ic Head templates: {{en-adj}} microscopic (comparative more microscopic, superlative most microscopic)
  1. Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal Categories (topical): Microscopy Translations (relating to microscopes): microscópicu (Asturian), microscòpic (Catalan), mikroskopisk (Danish), mikroskopa (Esperanto), mikroskooppi- (Finnish), microscopique (French), μικροσκοπικός (mikroskopikós) (Greek), microscopic (Interlingua), micreascópach (Irish), microscopico (Italian), mikroskopisk (Norwegian Bokmål), mikroskopisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), microscópico (Portuguese), microscopic [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), microscópico (Spanish), miksipatin (Tagalog), мікроскопі́чний (mikroskopíčnyj) (Ukrainian), daluskopik (Volapük), מיקראָסקאָפּיש (mikroskopish) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-microscopic-en-adj-F3BhKVoR Disambiguation of Microscopy: 43 46 0 7 4 Disambiguation of 'relating to microscopes': 63 11 0 24 1
  2. So small that it can only be seen with the aid of a microscope. Categories (topical): Microscopy Translations (so small that it can only be seen using a microscope): microscópicu (Asturian), мікраскапі́чны (mikraskapíčny) (Belarusian), microscòpic (Catalan), mikroskopický (Czech), mikroskopisk (Danish), microscopisch (Dutch), mikroskopa (Esperanto), mikroskooppinen (Finnish), microscopique (French), microscópico (Galician), mikroskopisch (German), μικροσκοπικός (mikroskopikós) (Greek), mikroszkopikus (Hungarian), microscopic (Interlingua), micreascópach (Irish), microscopico (Italian), микроскопиялық (mikroskopiälyq) (Kazakh), mikroskopisks (Latvian), merowhetau (Maori), mikroskopisk (Norwegian Bokmål), mikroskopisk (Norwegian Nynorsk), mikroskopijny (Polish), microscópico (Portuguese), microscopic [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), микроскопи́ческий (mikroskopíčeskij) (Russian), microscópico (Spanish), mikroskopisk (Swedish), mikroskobik (Turkish), мікроскопі́чний (mikroskopíčnyj) (Ukrainian), daluskopik (Volapük), מיקראָסקאָפּיש (mikroskopish) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-microscopic-en-adj-EHgdJnL0 Disambiguation of Microscopy: 43 46 0 7 4 Disambiguation of 'so small that it can only be seen using a microscope': 5 76 12 3 4
  3. Very small; minute Categories (topical): Size Translations (very small): microscópicu (Asturian), microscòpic (Catalan), mikroskopisk (Danish), malgrandega (Esperanto), mikroskooppinen (Finnish), microscopique (French), microscópico (Galician), mikroskopisch (German), μικροσκοπικός (mikroskopikós) (Greek), micreascópach (Irish), microscopico (Italian), микроскопиялық (mikroskopiälyq) (Kazakh), merowhetau (Maori), microscópico (Portuguese), microscopic [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), microscópico (Spanish), мікроскопі́чний (mikroskopíčnyj) (Ukrainian), daluskopik (Volapük), מיקראָסקאָפּיש (mikroskopish) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-microscopic-en-adj-hEjTZhK3 Disambiguation of Size: 0 44 56 0 0 Disambiguation of 'very small': 0 7 91 0 1
  4. (figurative) Carried out with great attention to detail. Tags: figuratively Translations (carried out with great attention to detail): pikkutarkka (Finnish), yksityiskohtainen (Finnish)
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  5. Able to see extremely minute objects.
    Sense id: en-microscopic-en-adj-V7uFsZIQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: microscope, macroscopic, telescopic, naked-eye
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    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "relating to microscopes",
      "word": "microscópicu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "relating to microscopes",
      "word": "microscòpic"
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    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "relating to microscopes",
      "word": "mikroskopisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "relating to microscopes",
      "word": "mikroskopa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "relating to microscopes",
      "word": "mikroskooppi-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "relating to microscopes",
      "word": "microscopique"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "mikroskopikós",
      "sense": "relating to microscopes",
      "word": "μικροσκοπικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "relating to microscopes",
      "word": "microscopic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "relating to microscopes",
      "word": "micreascópach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "relating to microscopes",
      "word": "microscopico"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "relating to microscopes",
      "word": "mikroskopisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "relating to microscopes",
      "word": "mikroskopisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "relating to microscopes",
      "word": "microscópico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "relating to microscopes",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "microscopic"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "relating to microscopes",
      "word": "microscópico"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "relating to microscopes",
      "word": "miksipatin"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mikroskopíčnyj",
      "sense": "relating to microscopes",
      "word": "мікроскопі́чний"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "relating to microscopes",
      "word": "daluskopik"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "mikroskopish",
      "sense": "relating to microscopes",
      "word": "מיקראָסקאָפּיש"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "microscópicu"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "mikraskapíčny",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "мікраскапі́чны"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "microscòpic"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "mikroskopický"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "mikroskopisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "microscopisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "mikroskopa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "mikroskooppinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "microscopique"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "microscópico"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "mikroskopisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "mikroskopikós",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "μικροσκοπικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "mikroszkopikus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ia",
      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "microscopic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "micreascópach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "microscopico"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "mikroskopiälyq",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "микроскопиялық"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "mikroskopisks"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "merowhetau"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "mikroskopisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "mikroskopisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "mikroskopijny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "microscópico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "microscopic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mikroskopíčeskij",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "микроскопи́ческий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "microscópico"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "mikroskopisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "mikroskobik"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mikroskopíčnyj",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "мікроскопі́чний"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "daluskopik"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "mikroskopish",
      "sense": "so small that it can only be seen using a microscope",
      "word": "מיקראָסקאָפּיש"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "very small",
      "word": "microscópicu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "very small",
      "word": "microscòpic"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "very small",
      "word": "mikroskopisk"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "very small",
      "word": "malgrandega"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "very small",
      "word": "mikroskooppinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "very small",
      "word": "microscopique"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "very small",
      "word": "microscópico"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "very small",
      "word": "mikroskopisch"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "mikroskopikós",
      "sense": "very small",
      "word": "μικροσκοπικός"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "very small",
      "word": "micreascópach"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "very small",
      "word": "microscopico"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "mikroskopiälyq",
      "sense": "very small",
      "word": "микроскопиялық"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "very small",
      "word": "merowhetau"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "very small",
      "word": "microscópico"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "very small",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "microscopic"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "very small",
      "word": "microscópico"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mikroskopíčnyj",
      "sense": "very small",
      "word": "мікроскопі́чний"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "very small",
      "word": "daluskopik"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "mikroskopish",
      "sense": "very small",
      "word": "מיקראָסקאָפּיש"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "carried out with great attention to detail",
      "word": "pikkutarkka"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "carried out with great attention to detail",
      "word": "yksityiskohtainen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "microscopic"
}

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