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microscopic

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

microscopic From the web:

  • what microscopic machine is copying the gene
  • what microscopic finding is manifested by glomerulonephritis
  • what microscopic forces cause bending
  • what microscopic creatures live on humans
  • what microscopic bug is biting me
  • what microscopic structures are located in the cortex
  • what microscopic tissue is the lungs composed of

subatomic

English

Etymology

sub- +? atomic

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -?m?k

Adjective

subatomic (not comparable)

  1. (physics) Relating to particles that are constituents of the atom, or are smaller than an atom; such as proton, neutron, electron, etc.
  2. Relating to any length or mass that is smaller in scale than a the diameter of a hydrogen atom.
    The electron microscope is able to resolve detail at the subatomic level.

Related terms

  • atomic
  • subatomically
  • subatomic particle

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From French subatomique

Adjective

subatomic m or n (feminine singular subatomic?, masculine plural subatomici, feminine and neuter plural subatomice)

  1. subatomic

Declension

subatomic From the web:

  • what subatomic particles are found in the nucleus
  • what subatomic particles participate in chemical bonding
  • what subatomic particles are located in the nucleus
  • what subatomic particles make up an atom
  • what subatomic particles are located in the nucleus of an atom
  • what subatomic particles are in the nucleus
  • what subatomic particles determine the identity of an atom
  • what subatomic particles are found outside the nucleus
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