Microscopic, Microscopical, a.
Etymology: [Cf. F. microscopique.]
1. Of or pertaining to the microscope or to microscopy; made with a microscope; as, microscopic observation.
2. Able to see extremely minute objects. Why has not man a microscopic eye Pope.
3. Very small; visible only by the aid of a microscope; as, a microscopic insect.
Shades of meaning
Fernald lists microscopic only as an antonym, under large.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.
Synonyms
none given