n 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 vt 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  mi·crog·ra·phy 
 
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