different between microscopic vs telescopic
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)
- Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal
- So small that it can only be seen using a microscope.
- Very small; minute
- Carried out with great attention to detail.
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
telescopic
English
Etymology
From tele- +? -scopic, after telescope.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /t?l??sk?p?k/
- Rhymes: -?p?k
Adjective
telescopic (comparative more telescopic, superlative most telescopic)
- Pertaining to, or carried out by means of, a telescope. [from 17th c.]
- 2015, David Wootton, The Invention of Science, Penguin 2016, p. 197:
- Within a year or two of Galileo's telescopic discoveries no one disputed that the moon had mountains, Jupiter had moons, Venus had phases and the sun had spots […].
- 2015, David Wootton, The Invention of Science, Penguin 2016, p. 197:
- (chiefly astronomy) Seen by means of a telescope; only visible through a telescope. [from 17th c.]
- telescopic stars
- Capable of seeing distant objects; far-seeing. [from 18th c.]
- Able to be extended or retracted by the use of parts that slide over one another. [from 19th c.]
- Referring to parts being extended or retracted along coinciding axes (with or without direct contact between the parts). [from 20th c.]
Derived terms
Related terms
- telescope
- microscopic
- macroscopic
Translations
See also
- naked-eye
Romanian
Etymology
From French télescopique
Adjective
telescopic m or n (feminine singular telescopic?, masculine plural telescopici, feminine and neuter plural telescopice)
- telescopic
Declension
telescopic From the web:
- what's telescopic steering wheel
- telescopic meaning
- what's telescopic suspension
- what telescopic crown
- what telescopic rod
- what's telescopic handle
- telescoping tube
- what's telescopic conveyor
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