Webster's Dictionary 1913

3052

Microcosmic

{ Mi′cro‐cos″mic (?), Mi′cro‐cos″mic‐al (?), } a. [Cf. F. microcosmique.] Of or pertaining to the microcosm.Microcosmic salt(Chem.), a white crystalline substance obtained by mi...

3053

Microcosmography

Mi′cro‐cos‐mog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Microcosm + -graphy.] Description of man as a microcosm.

3054

Microcoulomb

Mi′cro‐cou′lomb″ (?), n. [Micro- + coulomb.] (Elec.) A measure of electrical quantity; the millionth part of one coulomb.

3055

Microcoustic

Mi′cro‐cous″tic (?), a. [Micro- + acoustic: cf. F. microcoustique, micracoustique.] Pertaining, or suited, to the audition of small sounds; fitted to assist hearing.

3056

Microcoustic (2)

Mi′cro‐cous″tic, n. An instrument for making faint sounds audible, as to a partially deaf person.

3057

Microcrith

Mi′cro‐crith″ (?), n. [Micro- + crith.] (Chem.) The weight of the half hydrogen molecule, or of the hydrogen atom, taken as the standard in comparing the atomic weights of the e...

3058

Microcrystalline

Mi′cro‐crys″tal‐line (?), a. [Micro- + crystalline.] (Crystallog.) Crystalline on a fine, or microscopic, scale; consisting of fine crystals; as, the ground mass of certain porp...

3059

Microcyte

Mi″cro‐cyte (?), n. [Micro- + Gr. � a hollow vessel.] (Physiol.) One of the elementary granules found in blood. They are much smaller than an ordinary corpuscle, and are particu...

3060

Microdont

Mic″ro‐dont (?), a. [Micr- + Gr. οδοὔσ, οδὄντοσ, a tooth.] (Anat.) Having small teeth.

3061

Microfarad

Mi′cro‐far″ad (?), n. [Micro- + farad.] (Elec.) The millionth part of a farad.

3062

Microform

Mi″cro‐form (?), n. [Micro- + form, n.] (Biol.) A microscopic form of life; an animal or vegetable organism of microscopic size.

3063

Micrograph

Mi″cro‐graph (?), n. [See Micrography.] An instrument for executing minute writing or engraving.

3064

Micrographic

Mi′cro‐graph″ic (?), a. Of or pertaining to micrography.

3065

Micrography

Mi‐crog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Micro- + -graphy: cf. F. micrographie.] The description of microscopic objects.

3066

Micrography (2)

Mi‐crog″ra‐phy (?), n. [Micro- + -graphy.] Examination or study by means of the microscope, as of an etched surface of metal to determine its structure.

3067

Microhm

Mi‐crohm″ (?), n. [Micr- + ohm.] (Elec.) The millionth part of an ohm.

3068

Microlepidoptera

‖Mi′cro‐lep′i‐dop″te‐ra (?), n. pl. [NL. See Micro-, and Lepidoptera.] (Zoöl.) A tribe of Lepidoptera, including a vast number of minute species, as the plume moth, clothes moth...

3069

Microlestes

‖Mi′cro‐les″tes (?), n. [NL., from Gr. μικρόσ small + � a robber.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of small Triassic mammals, the oldest yet found in European strata.

3070

Microlite

Mi″cro‐lite (?), n. [Micro- + -lite.] (Min.)1. A rare mineral of resinous luster and high specific gravity. It is a tantalate of calcium, and occurs in octahedral crystals usual...

3071

Microlith

Mi″cro‐lith (?), n. [Micro- + lith.] (Min.) Same as Microlite, 2.

3072

Microlithic

Mi′cro‐lith″ic (?), a. Formed of small stones.

3073

Micrologic

{ Mi′cro‐log″ic (?), Mi′cro‐log″ic‐al (?), } a. Of or pertaining to micrology; very minute; as, micrologic examination. — Mi′cro‐log″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

3074

Micrology

Mi‐crol″o‐gy (?), n. [Micro- + -logy.]1. That part of science which treats of microscopic objects, or depends on microscopic observation.2. Attention to petty items or differenc...

3075

Micromere

Mi″cro‐mere (?), n. [Micro- + -mere.] (Biol.) One of the smaller cells, or blastomeres, resulting from the complete segmentation of a telolecithal ovum.

3076

Micrometer

Mi‐crom″e‐ter (?), n. [Micro- + -meter: cf. F. micromètre.] An instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of obje...

3077

Micrometric

{ Mi′cro‐met″ric (?), Mi′cro‐met″ric‐al (?), } a. [Cf. F. micrométrique.] Belonging to micrometry; made by the micrometer. — Mi′cro‐met″ric‐al‐ly, adv.

3078

Micrometry

Mi‐crom″e‐try (?), n. The art of measuring with a micrometer.