microscopic

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:10:48

Mi`cro*scop"ic (?), 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.

 

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