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infinitesimal

(ɪnfɪnɪtesɪməl)

adjective

Something that is infinitesimal is extremely small.

[formal]

...mineral substances present in infinitesimal amounts in the soil.

There was an infinitesimal pause.

Synonyms: microscopic, minute, tiny, wee More Synonyms of infinitesimal

infinitesimally adverb [ADVERB adjective/adverb]

...an infinitesimally small amount of the offending substance.

infinitesimal in British English

(ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməl)

adjective

infinitely or immeasurably small

2. mathematics

of, relating to, or involving a small change in the value of a variable that approaches zero as a limit

noun

3. mathematics

an infinitesimal quantity

Derived forms

infinitesimally (ˌinfiniˈtesimally)

adverb

infinitesimal in American English

(ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməl; ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛzɪməl)

adjective

too small to be measured; infinitely small

2. Ancient Mathematics

of or pertaining to an infinitesimal

noun

an infinitesimal quantity

4. Ancient Mathematics

a variable that approaches zero as a limit

Derived forms

infinitesimally (ˌinfiniˈtesimally)

adverb

Word origin

ModL infinitesimus < L infinitus (see infinite), infl. by centesimus, hundredth < centum, hundred

Examples of 'infinitesimal' in a sentence
infinitesimal

She didn't notice the infinitesimal patch of damp beneath it on the dark leather.There were infinitesimal cracks in the sides of the box, where one piece of the puzzle abutted the next.In an infinitesimal spark of time as she watched the beady eyes staring at her, her power became all.

(adjective) in the sense of microscopic

Definition

extremely small

mineral substances present in infinitesimal amounts in the soil

Synonyms

microscopic

microscopic fibres of protein

minute

Only a minute amount is needed.

tiny

Though she was tiny, she had a very loud voice.

wee

Fancy being so scared of a wee spider!

atomic

insignificant

negligible

Managers are convinced that the strike will have a negligible effect.

minuscule

reducing his handwriting to minuscule proportions

teeny (informal)

The people on the ground looked like little, teeny bugs.

teeny-weeny

unnoticeable

teensy-weensy

inappreciable

Opposites

great

large

huge

vast

enormous

infinite

Additional synonyms

in the sense of minuscule

Definition

very small

reducing his handwriting to minuscule proportions

Synonyms

tiny,

little,

minute,

fine,

very small,

miniature,

microscopic,

diminutive,

infinitesimal,

teeny-weeny,

Lilliputian,

teensy-weensy

in the sense of minute

Definition

very small

Only a minute amount is needed.

Synonyms

small,

little,

tiny,

miniature,

slender,

fine,

microscopic,

diminutive,

minuscule,

infinitesimal,

teeny-weeny,

Lilliputian,

teensy-weensy

in the sense of negligible

Definition

so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering

Managers are convinced that the strike will have a negligible effect.

Synonyms

insignificant,

small,

minute,

minor,

petty,

trivial,

trifling,

unimportant,

inconsequential,

imperceptible,

nickel-and-dime (US, slang)

Nearby words of
infinitesimal

infidelity
infiltrate
infinite
infinitesimal
infinity
infirm
infirmity

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单词	infinitesimal
释义	Trends of infinitesimal View usage for: infinitesimal (ɪnfɪnɪtesɪməl) adjective Something that is infinitesimal is extremely small. [formal] ...mineral substances present in infinitesimal amounts in the soil. There was an infinitesimal pause. Synonyms: microscopic, minute, tiny, wee More Synonyms of infinitesimal infinitesimally adverb [ADVERB adjective/adverb] ...an infinitesimally small amount of the offending substance. infinitesimal in British English (ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməl) adjective 1. infinitely or immeasurably small 2. mathematics of, relating to, or involving a small change in the value of a variable that approaches zero as a limit noun 3. mathematics an infinitesimal quantity Derived forms infinitesimally (ˌinfiniˈtesimally) adverb infinitesimal in American English (ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməl; ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛzɪməl) adjective 1. too small to be measured; infinitely small 2. Ancient Mathematics of or pertaining to an infinitesimal noun 3. an infinitesimal quantity 4. Ancient Mathematics a variable that approaches zero as a limit Derived forms infinitesimally (ˌinfiniˈtesimally) adverb Word origin ModL infinitesimus < L infinitus (see infinite), infl. by centesimus, hundredth < centum, hundred Examples of 'infinitesimal' in a sentence infinitesimal She didn't notice the infinitesimal patch of damp beneath it on the dark leather. Barbara Erskine SANDS OF TIME (2003) There were infinitesimal cracks in the sides of the box, where one piece of the puzzle abutted the next. Clive Barker THE HELLBOUND HEART (2003) In an infinitesimal spark of time as she watched the beady eyes staring at her, her power became all. Terry Goodkind NAKED EMPIRE (2003) (adjective) in the sense of microscopic Definition extremely small mineral substances present in infinitesimal amounts in the soil Synonyms microscopic microscopic fibres of protein minute Only a minute amount is needed. tiny Though she was tiny, she had a very loud voice. wee Fancy being so scared of a wee spider! atomic insignificant negligible Managers are convinced that the strike will have a negligible effect. minuscule reducing his handwriting to minuscule proportions teeny (informal) The people on the ground looked like little, teeny bugs. teeny-weeny unnoticeable teensy-weensy inappreciable Opposites great , large , huge , vast , enormous , infinite Additional synonyms in the sense of minuscule Definition very small reducing his handwriting to minuscule proportions Synonyms tiny, little, minute, fine, very small, miniature, microscopic, diminutive, infinitesimal, teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, teensy-weensy in the sense of minute Definition very small Only a minute amount is needed. Synonyms small, little, tiny, miniature, slender, fine, microscopic, diminutive, minuscule, infinitesimal, teeny-weeny, Lilliputian, teensy-weensy in the sense of negligible Definition so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering Managers are convinced that the strike will have a negligible effect. Synonyms insignificant, small, minute, minor, petty, trivial, trifling, unimportant, inconsequential, imperceptible, nickel-and-dime (US, slang) Nearby words of infinitesimal infidelity infiltrate infinite infinitesimal infinity infirm infirmity Synonyms of 'infinitesimal' infinitesimal Explore 'infinitesimal' in the dictionary
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