microscopic

Meanings

• adjective

  Extremely small; unable to be seen with the naked eye.

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Antonyms

macroscopic

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with microscopic
picotic , hypnotic , atomic

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Variants

List of all variants of microscopic that leads to same result
microscopic , microscopical , microscopically

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Etymology

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From the Greek word 'mikros' meaning small and 'skopein' meaning to look or examine.

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Trivia

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1. The first microscope was invented in the Netherlands in 1590.

2. The smallest organism ever discovered is the bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium.

3. The term 'microscopic' comes from the Greek words 'mikros' (small) and 'skopein' (to look or examine).

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Related Concepts

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1. Microorganisms: Single-celled organisms that can only be observed under a microscope.

2. Microbiology: The scientific study of microorganisms and their interactions with other organisms and their environment.

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Culture

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Microscopic organisms, such as bacteria and protists, have been studied extensively in fields like microbiology and biotechnology. The term 'microscopic' is also used metaphorically to describe things that are very small or insignificant in comparison to something else.

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2. associate
   

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3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence like 'Mice are microscopic creatures when compared to elephants.'

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