microphotographic
Extremely small-scale imaging
Microphotographic describes photography at very small scales—either photographs reduced to microscopic size, or photographs taken through a microscope.
The term applies to equipment, techniques, and images: microphotographic records, microphotographic analysis of cell structures.
The two meanings are essentially opposites, so context determines which is meant.
Stored historical records
- catalogOrdered list of items
- recordPreserved account or achievement
- captureTake into custody
- preserveProtect from loss
evidence · repository · microfiche · reproduction · facsimile · duplication · storage · retrieval
Increase in size
- zoomRapid movement or magnification
- lensLight-focusing curved glass
- opticsScience of illumination
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
close-up · blowup · amplification · scale-up · expansion · projection · focus · depth
Extremely small in size
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
- thumbnailReduced preview image
- compactTightly packed together
- scaled-downReduced proportionally
small-scale · subminiature · microform · microimage · reduced · diminutive · miniaturized
Keenness of edge, mind, or image
- clarityState of being understandable
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- focusConcentrated attention point
- definitionStatement of meaning
fidelity · accuracy · exactness · fineness · detail · grain · contrast · crispness
Study of cells
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
- microbiologyStudy of microscopic life
- cellularComposed of small units
- biomedicalConcerning biology and medicine
laboratory · research · electron · fluorescence · spectroscopy · analytical · biochemical · nanotechnology
archive
Stored historical records
preserve · evidence · repository · microfiche · reproduction · facsimile · duplication · storage · retrieval · indexing
enlargement
Increase in size
resolution · close-up · blowup · amplification · scale-up · expansion · projection · focus · depth · field
tiny
Extremely small in size
scaled-down · small-scale · subminiature · microform · microimage · reduced · diminutive · miniaturized
sharpness
Keenness of edge, mind, or image
- clarityState of being understandable
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- focusConcentrated attention point
definition · fidelity · accuracy · exactness · fineness · detail · grain · contrast · crispness · registration
cytology
Study of cells
- histologyStudy of tissue structure
- microbiologyStudy of microscopic life
- cellularComposed of small units
biomedical · laboratory · research · electron · fluorescence · spectroscopy · analytical · biochemical · nanotechnology · crystallography
microphotographicmacrophotographic
Depicting subjects at magnification
macroscopic · telescopic · astrophotographic · large-scale · wide-angle
microphotographiclarge-format
Exceeding standard dimensions
full-scale · macroscopic · life-sized · enlarged · life-size