microscopical
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From microscope + -ical. Compare microscopic.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɒpɪkəl
Adjective
[edit]microscopical (comparative more microscopical, superlative most microscopical)
- Pertaining to the microscope; achieved by means of a microscope. [from 17th c.]
- (now rare) Only visible by means of a microscope; very small, microscopic. [from 17th c.]
- 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section XVIII:
- I have observed in green Wood all those long Microscopical pores which appear in Charcoal perfectly empty of any thing but Air.