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Meaning of the word microscopic in English

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microscopic

US /ˌmaɪ.krəˈskɑː.pɪk/
UK /ˌmaɪ.krəˈskɑː.pɪk/

Adjective

1.

so small as to be visible only with a microscope.

Example:
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microscopic algae
Synonym:
tinyminuteinfinitesimalminusculenanoscopicnanosizedmicroscalelittlemicrodiminutiveweeteenyteeny-weenyteensyteensy-weensyweenyitsy-bitsyitty-bittyeensyeensy-weensypint-sizedbite-sizedknee-high to a grasshoppertiddly
Synonym:
hugeenormousgigantic
2.

relating to a microscope.

Example:
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microscopic analysis of the soil
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microscope