: a graphic reproduction of the image of an object formed by a microscope
micrographtransitive verb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebAs part of their full-throated defense in U.S. District Court that same year, NHL lawyers attempted to subpoena every available medical record, photograph and micrograph from the bank’s then-approximately 400 brains. Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 7 May 2018 This undated photo provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a scanning electron micrograph of multiple round bumps of the HIV-1 virus on a cell surface.Washington Post, 24 July 2017 Corey showed me another electron micrograph, from the ear of a mouse that had been exposed for two hours to sound as intense as that experienced by someone using a chainsaw. David Owen, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2017 This 2006 colorized scanning electron micrograph image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a strain of the Escherichia coli bacteria.Washington Post, 22 May 2017 The image was an electron micrograph of a mouse hair cell, which measures about one-five-thousandth of an inch across and is structurally similar to a human one. David Owen, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2017 A false-color scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a blood clot protruding from an arterial entrance in a heart chamber. Jessica Firger, Newsweek, 17 June 2017 Media for Medical/UIG via Getty Images This colorized scanning electron micrograph, SEM, depicted a flagellated Vibrio vulnificus bacterium; Magnified 26367x. Katie Hall, ajc, 5 Apr. 2017 See More
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary
First Known Use
1869, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing micrograph
electron micrograph
electron micrograph
Medical Definition
micrograph
noun
mi·cro·graph -ˌgraf
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