microscopical
English edit
Etymology edit
From microscope + -ical. Compare microscopic.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɒpɪkəl
Adjective edit
microscopical (comparative more microscopical, superlative most microscopical)
- Pertaining to the microscope; achieved by means of a microscope. [from 17th c.]
- (now rare) Only visible by means of a microscope; very small, microscopic. [from 17th c.]
- 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, section XVIII:
- I have observed in green Wood all those long Microscopical pores which appear in Charcoal perfectly empty of any thing but Air.