Antonyms for microscopic
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : mahy-kruh-skop-ik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌmaɪ krəˈskɒp ɪk |
Definition of microscopic
Origin :- 1732, "like a microscope;" see microscope + -ic. Meaning "of minute size" is from 1760s. Related: Microscopical; microscopically.
- adj tiny, almost undetectable
- The Ma was at least half the size of the slate, while Heman was microscopic; but, alas!
- Extract from : « Meadow Grass » by Alice Brown
- You have had time to examine your prize in microscopic fashion.
- Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley
- The microscopic test of the distribution of alkali in the blood.
- Extract from : « Histology of the Blood » by Paul Ehrlich
- He sees human nature with an eye which is at once broad and microscopic.
- Extract from : « My Contemporaries In Fiction » by David Christie Murray
- The entire box was filled with notes in German in a microscopic hand.
- Extract from : « The Forbidden Trail » by Honor Willsie
- He tickled men's gray matter and kneaded it in his microscopic claws.
- Extract from : « A Soldier of the Legion » by C. N. Williamson
- Every form of life, microscopic, even sub-microscopic, was annihilated.
- Extract from : « The Last Evolution » by John Wood Campbell
- What are we but microscopic weevils in the mouldy crust of earth?
- Extract from : « This Giddy Globe » by Oliver Herford
- Some microscopic plants do so throughout a great part of their lives.
- Extract from : « The Beauties of Nature » by Sir John Lubbock
- In another respect these microscopic organisms are of vital importance.
- Extract from : « The Beauties of Nature » by Sir John Lubbock
Synonyms for microscopic
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019