as in tiny
very small in size
a soft drink with only an infinitesimal amount of caffeine
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Recent Examples of infinitesimal
The most infinitesimal bit of matter has a span.
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Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
And yet, what on TV is more fun than watching Carrie Coon’s Bertha Russell go steaming headlong into a ballroom full of fury and vengeance for some infinitesimal slight?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
To tackle the challenge, the team employed advanced interferometry, a technique that merges laser light reflections from mirrors to detect infinitesimal distance changes.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
These infinitesimal particles can more directly target ailments, though their size makes creating therapies incredibly difficult.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
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Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
And yet, what on TV is more fun than watching Carrie Coon’s Bertha Russell go steaming headlong into a ballroom full of fury and vengeance for some infinitesimal slight?
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
To tackle the challenge, the team employed advanced interferometry, a technique that merges laser light reflections from mirrors to detect infinitesimal distance changes.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2025
These infinitesimal particles can more directly target ailments, though their size makes creating therapies incredibly difficult.
—Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for infinitesimal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infinitesimal
Adjective
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Its tulle is brittle and sharp, brushing against my fur like a thousand tiny teeth, a cruel lover that bites with every move.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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The astronauts' cells have been placed on tiny chips and distributed throughout the capsule in an effort to understand these effects in greater detail.—
Brendan Byrne,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Even if such minuscule PBHs were created, most of them might be gone by now.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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But due to the lack of early round upsets, there are no schools remaining with minuscule budgets, and therefore no third-round matchups with huge financial disparities.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dust mites love to luxuriate here too, and these microscopic pests can wreak havoc on your allergies.—
Sunshine Flint,
Architectural Digest,
2 Apr. 2026
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Since 1665, when English physicist Robert Hooke coined the term cell to describe the microscopic view of cork, scientists have been developing increasingly sophisticated microscopy tools, enabling them to view ever-smaller details of cellular structure.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Infinitesimal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infinitesimal. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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