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Microscopic

Alt. of Microscopical

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Little 84% connected

Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Little 84% connected

Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed to big or large; as, a little body; a little animal; a little piece of ground; a little hill…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Precise 84% connected

Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Precise 84% connected

Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal; as, precise rules of morality.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Small 84% connected

Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not gr…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Small 84% connected

Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large or extended in dimension; not gr…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Visible 84% connected

Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen; perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot is visible on white paper.

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Visible 84% connected

Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen; perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot is visible on white paper.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Microscope 74% connected

An optical instrument, consisting of a lens, or combination of lenses, for making an enlarged image of an object which is too minute to be viewed by…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Microscope 74% connected

An optical instrument, consisting of a lens, or combination of lenses, for making an enlarged image of an object which is too minute to be viewed by…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Microscopy 74% connected

The use of the microscope; investigation with the microscope.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Microscopy 74% connected

The use of the microscope; investigation with the microscope.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pertains to 1

Microscopy 66% connected

The use of the microscope; investigation with the microscope.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Synonym 1

Microscopical 92% connected

Of or pertaining to the microscope or to microscopy; made with a microscope; as, microscopic observation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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