different between microscopic vs microscopical

English

Etymology

micro- +? -scopic

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: 'm?kr?'sk?p?k, IPA^(key): /?ma?k???sk?p?k/
• Rhymes: -?p?k

Adjective

microscopic (comparative more microscopic, superlative most microscopic)

1. Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal

2. So small that it can only be seen using a microscope.

3. Very small; minute
4. Carried out with great attention to detail.

5. Able to see extremely minute objects.

   • Why has not man a microscopic eye?

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:tiny

Antonyms

• macroscopic

Related terms

• microscope
• macroscopic
• telescopic

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• naked-eye

Interlingua

Adjective

microscopic (not comparable)

1. microscopic

Related terms

• microscopia
• microscopio

Romanian

Etymology

From French microscopique.

Adjective

microscopic m or n (feminine singular microscopic?, masculine plural microscopici, feminine and neuter plural microscopice)

1. microscopic

Declension

English

Etymology

From microscope +? -ical. Compare microscopic.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?p?k?l

Adjective

microscopical (comparative more microscopical, superlative most microscopical)

1. Pertaining to the microscope; achieved by means of a microscope. [from 17th c.]
2. (now rare) Only visible by means of a microscope; very small, microscopic. [from 17th c.]
   • 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, XVIII:

     I have observed in green Wood all those long Microscopical pores which appear in Charcoal perfectly empty of any thing but Air.