Definitions for ultramicroscopic-ˈskɒp ɪk

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ul•tra•mi•cro•scopeˌʌl trəˈmaɪ krəˌskoʊp(n.)

  1. an instrument that uses scattering phenomena to detect the position of objects too small to be seen by an ordinary microscope.

    Category: Optics

Origin of ultramicroscope:

1905–10

ul`tra•mi`cro•scop′ic-ˈskɒp ɪk(adj.)ul`tra•mi`cro•scop′i•cal

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ultramicroscopic(adj)

    too small to be seen without an ultramicroscope

Wiktionary

  1. ultramicroscopic(Adjective)

    Too small to be seen with an ordinary microscope.


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