Microscopic vs Submicroscopic - What's the difference?
microscopic | submicroscopic |
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.
Smaller than microscopic; too small to be seen even with a microscope.
As adjectives the difference between microscopic and submicroscopic
is that microscopic is of, or relating to microscopes or microscopy; microscopal while submicroscopic is smaller than microscopic; too small to be seen even with a microscope.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.