microscopically

Definition of Microscopically in English :

1. microscopically

by using a microscope; so as to be visible only with a microscope; as seen with a microscope

Example Sentences:
'the blood was examined microscopically'
'the seeds were microscopically small'

2. microscopically

as if by using a microscope; with extreme precision and attention to detail; in minute detail

Example Sentences:
'every manuscript was edited microscopically'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Microscopically

adjective

1.

not large enough to be seen with the naked eye but visible under a microscope

Compare macroscopic

2.

very small; minute

3.

of, concerned with, or using a microscope

4.

characterized by or done with great attention to detail

adjective

1.

so small as to be invisible or obscure except through a microscope; extremely small; minute

2.

of, with, or as if with a microscope

3.

like or suggestive of a microscope; searching; minutely observing

adj.

1.

a. Too small to be seen by the unaided eye but large enough to be studied under a microscope.

b. Of, relating to, or concerned with a microscope.

2. Exceedingly small; minute: "The activities of men ... were reduced to a microscopic scale" (John Hersey).

3. Characterized by or done with extreme attention to detail: a microscopic investigation.