microscopic
Meanings
Adjective
- of or relating to or used in microscopy
- "microscopic analysis"
- "microscopical examination"
Adjective Satellite
- visible under a microscope; using a microscope
- extremely precise with great attention to details
- "examined it with microscopic care"
- so small as to be invisible without a microscope
- "differences were microscopic"
Adj
- Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal
- So small that it can only be seen with the aid of a microscope.
- Very small; minute
- Carried out with great attention to detail.
- Able to see extremely minute objects.
Origin / Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.?
Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós)
Proto-Indo-European *speḱ-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti
Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai
Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
Proto-Hellenic *-os
Ancient Greek -ος (-os)
Ancient Greek -ός (-ós)
Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós)
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti
Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Ancient Greek -έω (-éō)
Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ium
Latin mīcroscopiumlbor.
Italian microscopiobor.
English microscope
Proto-Italic *-kos
Latin -cus
Latin -icuslbor.
Old French -iquebor.
Middle English -ik
English -ic
English microscopic
From microscope + -ic.
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Scrabble Score: 21
microscopic is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordmicroscopic is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
microscopic is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary