macroscopic

Also mac·ro·scop·i·cal

[mak-ruh-skop-ik]

adjective

1. visible to the naked eye.

2. pertaining to large units; comprehensive.

macroscopic

/ ˌməkrəʊˈskɒpɪk /

adjective

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

2. comprehensive; concerned with large units

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

Other Word Forms

• macroscopically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of macroscopic¹

First recorded in 1870–75; macro- + -scope + -ic

Word History and Origins

Origin of macroscopic¹

C19: see _macro- , _-scopic

Example Sentences

This switching changes the material's macroscopic electrical properties and reverses which direction has easier electrical flow, a property known as the diode effect, where current flows more easily in one direction than the other.

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In the words of the committee, "the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit".

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According to the study, "fluctuations in density, energy and entropy in water are regulated by these quantum interactions, with effects ranging from the nanometre to the macroscopic scale," says researcher Luis E. Coronas.

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Researchers from the University of Rochester have uncovered compelling evidence that Earth's magnetic field was in a highly unusual state when the macroscopic animals of the Ediacaran Period diversified and thrived.

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This uniquely quantum phenomenon cannot be explained by the laws of classical physics, yet it is one of the properties that explains the macroscopic behavior of quantum systems.

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