microscopical

English

Etymology

From microscope +‎ -ical. Compare microscopic.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɒpɪkəl

Adjective

microscopical (comparative more microscopical, superlative most microscopical)

  1. Pertaining to the microscope; achieved by means of a microscope. [from 17th c.]
  2. (now rare) Only visible by means of a microscope; very small, microscopic. [from 17th c.]
    • 1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia, XVIII:
      I have observed in green Wood all those long Microscopical pores which appear in Charcoal perfectly empty of any thing but Air.
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