macro

¹

[ mak-roh ]

adjective

1. very large in scale, scope, or capability.
2. of or relating to macroeconomics.

noun

, plural mac·ros.

1. anything very large in scale, scope, or capability.
2. Photography. a macro lens.
3. Also called macroinstruction. Computers. an instruction that represents a sequence of instructions in abbreviated form.
4. macroeconomics.

macro-

²

1. a combining form meaning “large,” “long,” “great,” “excessive,” used in the formation of compound words, contrasting with micro-: macrocosm; macrofossil; macrograph; macroscopic.

macro

¹

/ ˈmækrəʊ /

noun

1. a macro lens
2. Alsomacro instruction a single computer instruction that initiates a set of instructions to perform a specific task

macro-

²

combining_form

1. large, long, or great in size or duration

   macroscopic

2. (in pathology) indicating abnormal enlargement or overdevelopment Compare micro-

   macrocyte

3. producing larger than life images

   macrophotography

macro–

1. A prefix meaning “large,” as in macromolecule, a large molecule.

Word History and Origins

Origin of macro¹

Independent use of macro-, taken as an adjective, or by shortening of words with macro- as initial element

Origin of macro²

< Greek makro-, combining form of makrós long; cognate with Latin macer lean; meager

Word History and Origins

Origin of macro¹

from Greek makros large; compare Latin macer meagre

Example Sentences

The site says the back will have four cameras, a 48MP main camera, 16MP wide-angle, 5MP macro, and a 2MP depth lens.

From Ars Technica

From a critical assessment of consumer macro-trends against search data, to the way business trends have accelerated in the current context, we’re starting to paint a picture of the new agency landscape.

From Search Engine Land

Rotational energy and momentum must be conserved, but it wasn’t clear how the macro whirling of a vortex is transferred to smaller and smaller scales, ultimately dissipating at the molecular level.

From Quanta Magazine

You can assign multi-key combos and other complex commands to one of its six dedicated macro keys.

From Popular-Science

Although Dawn Fitzpatrick has gradually pulled money from the strategy since taking over as chief investment officer in 2017, this year she allocated some money to an outside global macro fund for the first time.

From Ozy

On another, more macro level, did you find Europe to be such a cesspool of intrigue?

From The Daily Beast

Greason started out at Intel but felt the zero-gravity pull of the rocket macro-process in which he now holds 22 patents.

From The Daily Beast

Yep, organic rice syrup—i.e., sugar—is still its main ingredient, no matter how macro its biotics may be.

From The Daily Beast

All the macro statistics bear that out (percentage of people employed, real wages, percentage of GDP going to labor, etc.).

From The Daily Beast

We experience power every day, in a million different ways, in our own lives, from the micro to the macro.

From The Daily Beast

But for all this Charicles satisfied Macro, "that the flame of life was expiring, and could not outlast two days."

From Project Gutenberg

The sombre pines of California and the macro carpa cypress cover thousands of acres.

From Project Gutenberg

With a few exceptions this work only treats of what are, for the sake of convenience, termed the Macro-Lepidoptera.

From Project Gutenberg

He was succeeded in his power by Sertorius Macro, who had aided in his destruction.

From Project Gutenberg

Macro's correspondence with literary men and artists forms the additional MSS.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• broad
• extensive
• large
• large-scale