Antonyms of adj macroscopic

2 senses of macroscopic

Sense 1
macroscopic, macroscopical -- (visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye)

INDIRECT (VIA visible) -> invisible, unseeable -- (impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye; "the invisible man"; "invisible rays"; "an invisible hinge"; "invisible mending")

Sense 2
macroscopic, macroscopical -- (large enough to be visible with the naked eye)

INDIRECT (VIA large, big) -> small, little -- (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group")
INDIRECT (VIA large, big) -> small, little -- (limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a little dining room"; "a little house"; "a small car"; "a little (or small) group")

Similarity of adj macroscopic

2 senses of macroscopic

Sense 1
macroscopic, macroscopical -- (visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye)
       => visible (vs. invisible), seeable -- (capable of being seen; or open to easy view; "a visible object"; "visible stars"; "mountains visible in the distance"; "a visible change of expression"; "visible files")

Sense 2
macroscopic, macroscopical -- (large enough to be visible with the naked eye)
       => large (vs. small), big (vs. little) -- (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent; "a large city"; "set out for the big city"; "a large sum"; "a big (or large) barn"; "a large family"; "big businesses"; "a big expenditure"; "a large number of newspapers"; "a big group of scientists"; "large areas of the world")

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