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microscopic

/ˌmaɪ.kɹəˈskɑ.pɪk/ adjective B2
  1. Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal · We supply all microscopic stains and other materials.
  2. So small that it can only be seen with the aid of a microscope. · The water was full of microscopic organisms.
  3. Very small; minute · Compared to the galaxy, we are microscopic in scale.
  4. Carried out with great attention to detail. (figuratively) · The police carried out a microscopic search of the crime scene.
  5. Able to see extremely minute objects.
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So is the microscopic examination for blood corpuscles.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 8 · B2
By examining these microscopic pockets, we can construct highly accurate models of global climate patterns over hundreds of millennia.
Letter from the Ice, p. 1 · C1

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