Meaning & use
microscopic
So small that it can only be seen clearly with the help of a microscope.
See it in a sentence
A microscopic crack in the pipe eventually caused it to leak badly.
The scientist examined microscopic organisms swimming freely in the pond water.
A note on using this word
Microscopic is often used loosely, even hyperbolically, to mean extremely small rather than literally invisible.
Words with a similar meaning
tinyminuscule
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Words with an opposite meaning
massivehuge
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