a photographic image too small to be viewed by the naked eye without a microscope, etc
2.
the method of producing these images
microreproduction in American English
(ˌmaikrouˌriprəˈdʌkʃən)
noun
1.
a photographic image too small to be read by the unaided eye
2.
the technique of producing such images
Word origin
[1935–40; micro- + reproduction]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Arts and Crafts Movement, blitz, hard core, roadblock, roomettemicro- is a combining form with the meanings “small” (microcosm; microgamete), “very small in comparison with others of its kind” (microcomputer; microlith), “too small to be seen by the unaided eye” (microfossil; microorganism), “dealing with extremely minute organisms, organic structures, or quantities ofa substance” (microdissection; microscope), “localized, restricted in scope or area” (microburst; microhabitat), “(of a discipline) focusing on a restricted area” (microeconomics), “containing or dealing with texts that require enlargement to be read” (microfilm; microreader), “one millionth” (microgram)
Examples of 'microreproduction' in a sentence
microreproduction
Nutrient mediums for all stages of microreproduction are picked up.
T.M. Cherevchenko, L.I. Buyun, A.M. Lavrentyeva, R.V. Ivannikov 2011, 'Methods of seeds and clone microreproduction of endemic an island Madagascar – Angraecumeburneum Bory (Orchidaceae Juss.)', Інтродукція Рослинhttp://plantintroduction.org/index.php/pi/article/view/480. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)