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micrology
[ mahy-krol-uh-jee ]
noun
- excessive attention to petty details or distinctions.
Other Words From
- mi·cro·log·i·cal [mahy-kr, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], micro·logic adjective
- mi·crolo·gist noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of micrology1
Example Sentences
Micrology, mī-krol′o-ji, n. the branch of science which treats of microscopic objects.—adjs.
Verily, an archangel," Victor would often say, "who should remark the wisdom and virtue observed by mortals in all trifles at their session-tables, altars, receptions, must needs bet his heaven and his wings that we are worth a farthing–or at least something–in greater things; but we all know where the conclusion limps; and this very disgust at the stiff, pedantic, decent micrology and machinery of men is the humor of the satirist.
In appearance, this marvel of micrology, so far as the eye-piece and upper portions went, was like an ordinary microscope, but its magnifying power was to me unbelievable.
Nothing that George liked better than botany, metaphysics, and micrology.
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