adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ s ə b- ˌ m ī -kr ə - ' skä-pik
Function: adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary
Date: 1905
1 : too small to be seen in an ordinary light microscope
2 : of, relating to, or dealing with the very minute <the submicroscopic world>
– sub · mi · cro · scop · i · cal · ly \ -pi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb