微 小(びしょう)

びしょう

na-adjective

minute; tiny; microscopic

formalsize

1. minute; tiny; microscopic; infinitesimal

Extremely small in size, amount, or degree. Often used in scientific and technical contexts to describe things too small to see with the naked eye or negligibly small quantities.

微小(びしょう)な変化(へんか)を検出(けんしゅつ)する。

To detect minute changes.

微小(びしょう)な粒子(りゅうし)が空気中(くうきちゅう)に漂(ただよ)っている。

Microscopic particles are floating in the air.

この装置(そうち)は微小(びしょう)な振動(しんどう)でも感知(かんち)できるほど高感度(こうかんど)だ。

This device is so sensitive that it can detect even the slightest vibrations.

Describes something extremely small in size or degree. Composed of 微(び) (slight/minute) + 小(しょう) (small). Primarily a な-adjective used in written, technical, and scientific language.

Common collocations

微小(びしょう)な粒子(りゅうし): microscopic particles
微小(びしょう)な変化(へんか): minute change
微小(びしょう)生物(せいぶつ): microorganism
微小(びしょう)地震(じしん): micro-earthquake
微小(びしょう)重力(じゅうりょく): microgravity

Similar words

微細(びさい): fine, minute — very similar; often interchangeable, but 微細(びさい) emphasizes fineness of detail
極小(ごくしょう): extremely small, minimal — emphasizes the extreme degree of smallness
些細(ささい): trivial, trifling — used for things that are small in importance rather than physical size
小(ちい)さい: small — the everyday word; 微小(びしょう) implies a much greater degree of smallness

Related Words

Compare: 微細(びさい) (fine, minute)

Compare: 極小(ごくしょう) (extremely small, minimal)

Compare: 些細(ささい) (trivial, trifling)

Compare: 小(ちい)さい (small)

Compare: ちっぽけ (tiny)

Compare: 極小(きょくしょう) (extremely small)

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