Mi'cro-scōp'ic or Mi'cro-scōp'ic-al, a.

a. [Fr. microscopique, It. & Sp. microscopico.]

1. Made by the aid of a microscope; as, microscopic observation.
2. Resembling a microscope; capable of seeing very minute objects. “Evading even the microscopic eye.” Thomson.

“Why has not man a microscopic eye?” Pope. 3. Very small; visible only by the aid of a microscope; as, a microscopic insect.