microscopic

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The usual explanation is that surfaces deform slightly under pressure, creating more microscopic contact points that increase resistance.

From Science Daily • Mar. 22, 2026

And as corny as that may seem, I implore you: If you have even one microscopic iota of curiosity, see this film.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

The actor stars in a soaring, witty space epic, based on the novel by Andy Weir, about a man on a last-ditch mission to protect the sun from a microscopic but urgent threat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026

Since terahertz wavelengths are much larger than atoms and molecules, they cannot normally resolve microscopic features.

From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026

Many of the microscopic parasites that produced malaria would survive the sublethal dose and produce offspring capable of withstanding a full dose of the medicine.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy