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microscopic |
Grep of noun microscopic microscopic anatomy microscopic field Overview of adj microscopic The adj microscopic has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) microscopic, microscopical -- (of or relating to or used in microscopy; "microscopic analysis"; "microscopical examination") 2. microscopic, microscopical, small -- (too small to be seen except under a microscope) 3. microscopic -- (extremely precise with great attention to details; "examined it with microscopic care") 4. infinitesimal, minute, microscopic -- (infinitely or immeasurably small "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale") Antonyms of adj microscopic 3 of 4 senses of microscopic Sense 2 microscopic (vs. macroscopic), microscopical, small macroscopic (vs. microscopic), macroscopical, large => megascopic, gross Sense 3 microscopic INDIRECT (VIA precise) -> imprecise Sense 4 infinitesimal, minute, microscopic INDIRECT (VIA small little) -> large big INDIRECT (VIA small little) -> large big Similarity of adj microscopic 4 senses of microscopic Sense 1 microscopic, microscopical Pertains to noun microscopy (Sense 1) =>microscopy => research Sense 2 microscopic (vs. macroscopic), microscopical, small => atomic, atomlike, minute => subatomic => subgross Sense 3 microscopic => precise (vs. imprecise) Sense 4 infinitesimal, minute, microscopic => small (vs. large), little (vs. big) Attributes of adj microscopic Familiarity of adj microscopic microscopic used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj microscopic electron microscopic microscopic microscopical ultramicroscopic Overview of adj microscopic The adj microscopic has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) microscopic, microscopical -- (of or relating to or used in microscopy; "microscopic analysis"; "microscopical examination") 2. microscopic, microscopical, small -- (too small to be seen except under a microscope) 3. microscopic -- (extremely precise with great attention to details; "examined it with microscopic care") 4. infinitesimal, minute, microscopic -- (infinitely or immeasurably small "two minute whiplike threads of protoplasm"; "reduced to a microscopic scale")
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