microscopic

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Definitions

adj.

Too small to be seen without a microscope; extremely tiny; relating to or done with a microscope.

显微镜的;极微小的;微观的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
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icrelating to, having the nature of
=microscopic

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Microscopic organisms invisible to humans populate nearly every environment on Earth.

  • 2.

    The microscopic cracks in the material eventually led to complete structural failure.

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