microscopic

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microscopic (comparative more microscopic, superlative most microscopic)

  1. of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal
    We supply all microscopic stains and other materials.
  2. so small that it can only be seen using a microscope
    The water was full of microscopic organisms.
  3. very small; minute
    Compared to the galaxy, we are microscopic in scale.
  4. carried out with great attention to detail
    The police carried out a microscopic search of the crime scene.
  5. Able to see extremely minute objects.
    Why has not man a microscopic eye? — Alexander Pope.

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relating to microscopes
so small that it can only be seen using a microscope
very small
carried out with great attention to detail
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