macroscopic

[ mak-ruh-skop-ik ]
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adjective
  1. visible to the naked eye.: Compare microscopic (def. 1).

  2. pertaining to large units; comprehensive.

Origin of macroscopic

1
First recorded in 1870–75; macro- + -scope + -ic
  • Also mac·ro·scop·i·cal .

Other words from macroscopic

  • mac·ro·scop·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words Nearby macroscopic

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British Dictionary definitions for macroscopic

macroscopic

/ (ˌməkrəʊˈskɒpɪk) /


adjective
  1. large enough to be visible to the naked eye: Compare microscopic

  2. comprehensive; concerned with large units

  1. physics capable of being described by the statistical properties of a large number of parts

Origin of macroscopic

1
C19: see macro-, -scopic
  • Also called: megascopic

Derived forms of macroscopic

  • macroscopically, adverb

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