Meanings
nounmilliscopic (comparative more milliscopic, superlative most milliscopic)
comparative more milliscopic · superlative most milliscopic
- Of or relating to objects or creatures roughly of size about 1 millimetre
We used milliscopic MRI measurements of movements.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*sem-
- Proto-Indo-European*sm̥-
- Proto-Indo-European*smih₂
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰes-
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslom
- Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰéslih₂
- Proto-Indo-European*smih₂ǵʰéslih₂
- Proto-Italic*smīɣeslī
- Latinmīlle
- Frenchmilli-
- Englishmilli-
- Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
- Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
- Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
- Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
- Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
- Englishmilliscopic
From milli- + -scopic.
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APA
milliscopic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milliscopic
MLA
“milliscopic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milliscopic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “milliscopic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/milliscopic.
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