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macroscopic
[ mak-ruh-skop-ik ]
adjective
- visible to the naked eye. Compare microscopic ( def 1 ).
- pertaining to large units; comprehensive.
macroscopic
/ ˌməkrəʊˈskɒpɪk /
adjective
- large enough to be visible to the naked eye Compare microscopic
- comprehensive; concerned with large units
- physics capable of being described by the statistical properties of a large number of parts
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Derived Forms
- ˌmacroˈscopically, adverb
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Other Words From
- macro·scopi·cal·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of macroscopic1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of macroscopic1
C19: see macro- , -scopic
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Example Sentences
It is quite compact in appearance, and as a rule very few macroscopic crystals can be seen in it.
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In the acute case of poisoning in man reported by Tiraboschi and Taito, no macroscopic changes were noted in the stomach mucosa.
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Macroscopic and microscopic observations have to go hand in hand in the study of volcanic phenomena.
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Their macroscopic appearances vary with the stage of the disease at which they are examined.
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The macroscopic equations result from a process of averaging out, and may be different in different cases.
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