microanalysis

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noun

small-scale analysis

OriginEnglish analysis ← Medieval Latin analysis ← Ancient Greek ἀνάλυσις (análusis) →
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Meanings

nounmicroanalysis (countable and uncountable, plural microanalyses)

plural microanalyses

  1. countableuncountablesmall-scale analysis
  2. countableuncountablechemistryThe analysis (and subsequent identification) of very small quantities of material.
  3. countableuncountablehuman sciencesthe analysis of individual or community social activity e.g. family relationships.
  4. countableuncountablehuman sciencesthe analysis of individual or community social activity e.g. family relationships.

Origin

  1. Englishmicro-
  2. Ancient Greekἀνάλυσις (análusis)
  3. Medieval Latinanalysis
  4. Englishanalysis
  5. Englishmicroanalysis

From micro- + analysis.

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Translations

Irish micreanailís
  • micreanailísreduced photograph
Polish mikroanaliza
  • mikroanalizaanalysis of very small quantities of material
Tagalog miksurian
  • miksurianreduced photograph
Cite this entry
APA

microanalysis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microanalysis

MLA

“microanalysis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microanalysis. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microanalysis,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microanalysis.

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