micro-sized

Barely visible small

Micro-sized means extremely small, at or approaching microscopic scale.

The prefix micro- suggests something reduced to a tiny fraction of normal size: micro-sized particles in the air, micro-sized apartments in Tokyo.

Often used interchangeably with miniature or tiny, though micro-sized implies an even smaller scale.

scientific

nanoscale

Billionth-meter dimension

atomic · quantum · particulate · nanometer · picometer · angstrom · bacterium · virus · amoeba · protozoan

diminutive

teensy

Informally very small

  • weensyExtremely diminutive
  • bitsyInformally extremely small
  • bittyExtremely small in size

dinky · vest-pocket · peewee · puny · titchy · elfin · bijou · itty-bitty · teeny-tiny · compact

electronics

microchip

Miniature semiconductor processor

integrated circuit · MEMS · nanotechnology · silicon wafer · photolithography · microfabrication · etching · nanochip · microcontroller · sensor

miniatures

figurine

Small ornamental sculpture

replica · maquette · miniature portrait · bonsai · terrarium · charm · trinket · collectible · thumbnail · carving

Opposites
physical scale/dimension

micro-sizedenormous

Extremely large in scale

gigantic · massive · huge · colossal · giant

scope/significance

micro-sizedmacro-scale

Pertaining to large systems

large-scale · sweeping · expansive · far-reaching · broad

Family

micro, sized, size, sizes, sizing, sizable, microbe, microbial, microbiology

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G