micrograph
English
Etymology
From micro- + -graph, perhaps by analogy with microscope and photograph.
Noun
micrograph (plural micrographs)
- An image such as a photograph that presents the microscopic at a macroscopic scale.
- A pantograph instrument for executing minute writing or engraving.
Derived terms
- electron micrograph
- optical micrograph
- pictomicrograph
- ultramicrograph
Verb
micrograph (third-person singular simple present micrographs, present participle micrographing, simple past and past participle micrographed)
- To produce such an image by micrography.
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