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microscopic

adjective as in tiny, almost undetectable

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Smaller than a grain of dust and shaped like minute discs, coccolithophores are microscopic ocean dwellers with an outsized influence on the planet’s climate.

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NV centers are microscopic imperfections in the diamond structure that can act like quantum "light switches."

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He planned to spend the bye week studying film with microscopic focus in hopes of understanding exactly what had gone wrong.

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The virus then acts like a microscopic postman – delivering the new piece of DNA inside brain cells, where it becomes active.

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It might not sound like much time, but when a warehouse full of computers is whirring away these microscopic delays pile up and dilute the performance needed for AI.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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