microscopic

«microscopic» in Mova's school dictionary: So small that it can only be seen through a microscope — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (microscopic)

meaning for a pupil

1) So small that it can only be seen through a microscope. tree →

2) (informal) Very, very small. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons it describes germs, bacteria, cells, plankton and dust mites: things too small to see with your eyes. In health lessons it explains why hands can look clean but still carry germs. Phrases: microscopic organisms, microscopic life. In everyday talk, a microscopic slice of cake is a joke for a tiny piece.

examples

• Bacteria are microscopic living things. tree →
• The pond water is full of microscopic creatures. tree →
• Germs are microscopic, so wash your hands even when they look clean. tree →
• Your body is made of microscopic cells. tree →
• My brother gave me a microscopic piece of chocolate. tree →
• Under the lens, we saw microscopic hairs on the leaf. tree →

note

Adjective; the adverb is microscopically. Comes from microscope, the instrument. Opposite: macroscopic or visible to the naked eye.

In the corpora

• Most life on Earth is too small to see with our eyes, and scientists still discover thousands of new microscopic kinds every year.
• For billions of years, all life on Earth was microscopic.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «microscopic» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.