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| microscope | (n) magnifier of the image of small objects, Example: the invention of the microscope led to the discovery of the cell |
| microscopic | (adj) of or relating to or used in microscopy, Syn. microscopical, Example: microscopic analysis; microscopical examination |
| microscopic | (adj) visible under a microscope; using a microscope, Syn. microscopical |
| microscopic | (adj) extremely precise with great attention to details, Example: examined it with microscopic care |
| microscopic | (adj) so small as to be invisible without a microscope, Syn. microscopical, Example: differences were microscopic |
| microscopically | (adv) by using a microscope; so as to be visible only with a microscope; as seen with a microscope, Example: the blood was examined microscopically; the seeds were microscopically small |
| microscopically | (adv) as if by using a microscope; with extreme precision and attention to detail; in minute detail, Example: every manuscript was edited microscopically |
| microscopic anatomy | (n) the study of microscopic structures of tissues and organs |
| microscopic field | (n) the areas that is visible through a microscope |
| microscopist | (n) a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes |
| Microscopal | a. Pertaining to microscopy, or to the use of the microscope. Huxley. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Microscope | n. [ Micro- + -scope. ] An optical instrument, consisting of a lens, or combination of lenses, for making an enlarged image of an object which is too minute to be viewed by the
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| Microscopial | a. Microscopic. [ R. ] Berkeley. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Microscopical | Why has not man a microscopic eye? Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Microscopically | adv. By the microscope; with minute inspection; in a microscopic manner. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Microscopist | n. One skilled in, or given to, microscopy. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Microscopy | n. The use of the microscope; investigation with the microscope. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Microseism | n. [ Micro- + Gr. &unr_; an earthquake, fr. &unr_; to shake. ] A feeble earth tremor not directly perceptible, but detected only by means of specially constructed apparatus. -- |
| Microseismograph | n. [ Microseiem + -graph. ] A microseismometer; specif., a microseismometer producing a graphic record. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Microseismology | n. [ Microseiem + -logy. ] Science or study of microseisms. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] |
| Microsekunde { f } | microsecond [Add to Longdo] |