microscopic

Questions about microscopic

What does microscopic mean?

microscopic means "of or relating to or used in microscopy". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in microscopic?

microscopic has 4 syllables: mi-cro-sco-pic. The stress falls on "sco". In IPA it is /ˌmaɪkɹəˈskɑpɪk/.

What is another word for microscopic?

Close synonyms include microscopical, microscopical, microscopical. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is microscopic a common word?

microscopic is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with microscopic?

2 words rhyme with microscopic. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.