micrograph

[ mahy-kruh-graf, -grahf ]

noun

1. an instrument for executing extremely minute writing or engraving.
2. Optics. a photograph taken through a microscope or a drawing of an object as seen through a microscope.

micrograph

/ -ˌɡræf; ˈmaɪkrəʊˌɡrɑːf /

noun

1. a photograph or drawing of an object as viewed through a microscope
2. an instrument or machine for producing very small writing or engraving

micrograph

/ mī′krə-grăf′ /

1. A drawing or photograph taken from an image formed by a microscope.

Word History and Origins

Origin of micrograph¹

First recorded in 1870–75; micro- + -graph

Example Sentences

Color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph of Drosophila melanogaster, the common fruit fly.

From New York Times

This colored scanning electron micrograph shows a bundle of tracheids in a softwood toothpick.

From Scientific American

This electron micrograph shows particles of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, called SARS-CoV-2.

From Nature

Escherichia coli bacteria, coloured green, in a scanning electron micrograph.Credit:

From Nature

Escherichia coli bacteria, coloured green, in a scanning electron micrograph.Credit:

From Nature