Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for microscopic. Search instead for microscopies.
Definitions

microscopic

[mahy-kruh-skop-ik] / ˌmaɪ krəˈskɒp ɪk /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Each year, millions of tons of microscopic plastic particles are released into the environment.

From Science Daily

The other is microscopic algae that live inside the coral's tissues and use sunlight to produce energy, which feeds the coral.

From Science Daily

When the sea overheats, corals eject the microscopic algae that provides their distinct colour and food source.

From Barron's

TOKYO—Imagine a sheet made of microscopic glass fibers, woven by a former silk maker and thinner than a human hair.

From The Wall Street Journal

Calcifying plankton, microscopic organisms that form hard shells, help regulate the planet's temperature by capturing carbon and moving it through the ocean.

From Science Daily