Meanings
adjectivesubmicroscopic (not comparable)
- not comparableSmaller than microscopic; too small to be seen even with a microscope
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*upó
- Proto-Italic*supo
- Latinsub
- Latinsub-
- Englishsub-
- Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
- Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
- Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
- Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
- Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
- Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
- Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
- Latinmīcroscopium
- Italianmicroscopio
- Englishmicroscope
- Englishmicroscopic
- Englishsubmicroscopic
From sub- + microscopic.
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APA
submicroscopic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submicroscopic
MLA
“submicroscopic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submicroscopic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “submicroscopic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submicroscopic.
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