Micro vs Microscopic - What's the difference?
micro | microscopic |
Small, relatively small; (used to contrast levels of the noun modified).
(computing, dated)
* 1984 , Mike Gerrard, Bryan Skinner, Mr Chips comes home: micros and home education (page 23)
* 1986 , Rachael Smith, Bomb Jack'' (video game review) in ''Your Sinclair issue 5, May 1986
(lb) micromanagement
(lb) to micromanage
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Of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal.
So small that it can only be seen using a microscope.
Very small; minute
Carried out with great attention to detail.
Able to see extremely minute objects.
As a proper noun micro
is a town in north carolina.As an adjective microscopic is
microscopic.micro
English
Etymology 1
Adjective
(en adjective)- At the micro level he was a good manager. At the macro level he failed.
Antonyms
* macroEtymology 2
Noun
(en noun)- If you can possibly afford to spend a few more pounds then you should move up into the next price bracket, where the potential of the home micro starts to be realised.
- So what sort of hero is this bounding, bomb collecting midget? The answer is an arcade hero - and now he's let loose in your micro courtesy of conversion kings, Elite.
Etymology 3
Noun
(-)Verb
microscopic
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- We supply all microscopic stains and other materials.
- The water was full of microscopic organisms.
- Compared to the galaxy, we are microscopic in scale.
- The police carried out a microscopic search of the crime scene.
- Why has not man a microscopic eye? — Alexander Pope.