unmicroscopic

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adjective

Not relating to, or assisted by, the microscope.

“a view with the unmicroscopic eye”

OriginEnglish microscopic ← Italian microscopio ← Latin mīcroscopium →
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Meanings

adjectiveunmicroscopic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot relating to, or assisted by, the microscope.

    a view with the unmicroscopic eye

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*speḱ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*spéḱyeti
  12. Proto-Hellenic*sképt͏̌omai
  13. Ancient Greekσκέπτομαι (sképtomai)
  14. Ancient Greekσκοπός (skopós)
  15. Ancient Greekσκοπέω (skopéō)
  16. Latinmīcroscopium
  17. Italianmicroscopio
  18. Englishmicroscope
  19. Englishmicroscopic
  20. Englishunmicroscopic

From un- + microscopic.

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APA

unmicroscopic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmicroscopic

MLA

“unmicroscopic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmicroscopic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unmicroscopic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmicroscopic.

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