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micrograph definition

micro·graph (-graf′)

noun

  1. an apparatus for doing extremely small writing, drawing, or engraving
  2. a photograph or drawing of an object as seen through a microscope
  3. an apparatus by which, through the movements of a diaphragm, very slight movements can be recorded in magnified visual form

Etymology: micro- + -graph

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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