under a microscope

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Definition of under a microscope - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

scrutinyexamined very closely or in great detail

Her actions were under a microscope after the incident.

analyzed

inspected

scrutinized

Adverb

scrutinyexamined very closely or in great detail

The proposal was analyzed under a microscope by the committee.

scrutinized

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placed under a microscope

adj.

examined very closely or in great detail

The proposal was placed under a microscope by the committee.

Expressions with microscope

under the microscope

adv.

in a manner subject to close examination or scrutiny

The project was under the microscope during the review meeting..

put under the microscope

examine something very closely

The scientist put the sample under the microscope to study its structure.

placed under a microscope

adj.

examined very closely or in great detail

The proposal was placed under a microscope by the committee.

light microscope

scientific instrument using light to magnify small objects

The biologist used a light microscope to examine the cells.

microscope slide

flat glass piece for mounting specimens for microscopy

She carefully mounted the insect on the microscope slide.

monocular microscope

microscope with one eyepiece for one eye use

The student used a monocular microscope in biology class.

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slide

science

piece of glass for viewing samples under a microscope

cytology

microscopic examination

detailed structure of tissue under a microscope

rotavirus

virus disease

virus causing diarrhea with a wheel-like shape under a microscope

cryptocrystalline

adj.

petrology

having crystals visible only under a microscope

haemocytometer

laboratory tool

device used for counting blood cells under a microscope

histologist

biology

scientist studying tissues under a microscope

histopathological

adj.

medical analysis

related to the study of diseased tissue under a microscope

renal biopsy

medical sample

small piece of kidney tissue taken for study under a microscope

Examples of under a microscope in a sentence

Every detail of the plan was under a microscope.
Every financial transaction was put under a microscope.
Her past decisions were suddenly under a microscope.

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French:scruté à la loupe, à la loupe, ...
German:unter die Lupe genommen, sehr genau, ...
Italian:sotto esame, minuziosamente, ...
Spanish:bajo escrutinio, con lupa, ...
Portuguese:minuciosamente analisado, minuciosamente, ...
Chinese:受到严密关注, 详细审查, ...
Japanese:綿密に調べられる, 徹底的に, ...
Arabic:تَحْتَ المِجْهَر, تَحْتَ الْمِجْهَر, ...
Hebrew:מְדֻקְדָּק, תַּחַת מִיקְרוֹסְקוֹפּ, ...
Russian:под микроскопом, ...
Ukrainian:ретельно розглянутий, під мікроскопом, ...
Hindi:कड़ी निगरानी में, बारीकी से, ...
Bengali:নিবিড়পর্যবেক্ষিত, নিবিড়ভাবে, ...
Catalan:sota escrutini, amb lupa, ...
Czech:pod drobnohledem, podrobně, ...
Danish:under skarp bevågenhed, under lup, ...
Dutch:onder een vergrootglas, onder de loep, ...
Greek:εξονυχιστικά εξεταζόμενος, εξονυχιστικά, ...
Hungarian:nagyító alatt lévő, nagyító alatt, ...
Khmer:ស្ថិតក្រោមការត្រួតពិនិត្យយ៉ាងម៉ត់ចត់, យ៉ាងលម្អិតម៉ត់ចត់, ...
Korean:면밀히 조사된, 면밀히, ...
Persian:زیر ذره‌بین, با دقت بسیار, ...
Polish:dokładnie analizowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):sob escrutínio, minuciosamente, ...
Romanian:sub lupă, în detaliu, ...
Swedish:under lupp, noggrant, ...
Thai:ถูกจับตาอย่างใกล้ชิด, อย่างละเอียด, ...
Turkish:mercek altında, ...
Vietnamese:bị soi xét kỹ lưỡng, rất kỹ lưỡng, ...

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