microscopic size
Beyond naked vision
Microscopic size describes dimensions too small to see with the naked eye—visible only under a microscope.
The phrase often emphasizes extreme smallness: particles of microscopic size, organisms of microscopic size.
It can also appear figuratively to stress insignificance or minuteness: The budget allocation was of microscopic size compared to the actual need.
- angstromSubatomic length unit
- organellesSpecialized cell subunits
- femtometer10⁻¹⁵ meters
- picometerTrillionth of a meter
- nanoscopicAt billionth-of-meter scale
subatomic · bacteria · mote · viruses · nanoparticles · infinitesimal · archaea · quantum dots · colloids · atomic scale · petri · nanotechnology · naked eye · protozoa · microbiology · tiny · amoeba · single cell
microscopic sizejumbo size
Largest standard option
king-size · oversized · large-scale · largeness · bigness
microscopic sizetowering
Of imposing height
looming · unmissable · obvious · evident · dominating
microscopic sizecosmic scale
Universe-sized frame of reference
jumbo size · large scale · grand scale · king-size · life-size