First Known Use: 1869
Dictionary
micrograph
noun mi·cro·graph \-ˌgraf\
Definition of MICROGRAPH
: a graphic reproduction of the image of an object formed by a microscope
— micrograph transitive verb
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Origin of MICROGRAPH
International Scientific Vocabulary
Rhymes with MICROGRAPH
allograph, autograph, barograph, bathyscaphe, cenotaph, chronograph, circle graph, cryptograph, epigraph, epitaph, half-and-half, hectograph, holograph, homograph, hygrograph, kymograph, lithograph, logograph, monograph, pantograph, paragraph, phonograph, photograph, pictograph, polygraph, quarterstaff, seismograph, serigraph, shadowgraph, shandygaff, spectrograph, sphygmograph, telegraph, thermograph, typograph
Medical Dictionary
micrograph
noun mi·cro·graph \-ˌgraf\
Medical Definition of MICROGRAPH
1
: a graphic reproduction (as a photograph) of the image of an object formed by a microscope
2
: an instrument for measuring minute movements by magnifying and recording photographically the corresponding vibrations of a diaphragm moving in unison with the original object
—micrograph transitive verb
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