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.

Origin of micrograph

1
First recorded in 1870–75; micro- + -graph

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British Dictionary definitions for micrograph

micrograph

/ (ˈmaɪkrəʊˌɡrɑːf, -ˌɡræf) /


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

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Scientific definitions for micrograph

micrograph

[ krə-grăf′ ]


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

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