Microscopic
292524
215637685
2008-05-29T01:39:10Z
Bobo192
97951
Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/71.169.4.47|71.169.4.47]] ([[User talk:71.169.4.47|talk]]) to last version by Wainson
'''Microscopic''' is a term used to describe those objects smaller than can not be easily seen by the naked [[eye]] and which require a [[lens (optics)|lens]] or [[microscope]] to see them clearly. By convention it is also used to describe classes of objects which are most commonly too small to see but of which some members are large enough to be observed with the eye. Such groups include the ''[[Cladocera]]'', planktonic green [[algae]] of which ''[[Volvox]]'' is readily observable, and the protozoa of which ''[[Stentor (protozoa)|Stentor]]'' can be easily seen without aid.
Microscopic is also by association used to classify and describe the units and measurements relevant to very small objects. The [[antonym]] to microscopic is [[macroscopic]]
The units used to describe objects on a microscopic [[length scale]] are most commonly the [[Micrometre|Micrometer]] ('''µm''') - one millionth of 1 metre, and smaller units.
Microscopic is also commonly used as a [[hyperbole]] in the English language to describe small objects of a class that would be expected to be bigger - as in ''"Her feet are '''microscopic'''!"''
[[Category:Science]]
{{science-stub}}
[[is:Smásær]]