Macroscopic Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of MACROSCOPIC is observable by the naked eye. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks JoinMWU MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut macroscopic adjective SaveWord mac·​ro·​scop·​ic |\ˌma-krə-ˈskä-pik \ Definitionofmacroscopic 1 :observablebythenakedeye 2 :involvinglargeunitsorelements OtherWordsfrommacroscopic ExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutmacroscopic OtherWordsfrommacroscopic macroscopically \ ˌma-​krə-​ˈskä-​pi-​k(ə-​)lē \ adverb ExamplesofmacroscopicinaSentence RecentExamplesontheWeb Humans,withourimmensecapacityformicroscopicandmacroscopiccruelty,willnotbeOK. — JessicaKiang,Variety,12Feb.2022 Anotherpossiblefuturestudywouldinvolvelinkingthemicroscopicinteractionsamongcells,theflippingprobabilitiesofthemesoscopicskinscales,andthemacroscopicskincolorpatterns. — JenniferOuellette,ArsTechnica,3Feb.2022 Throughoutthe19thandmuchofthe20thcentury,physicistsgainedagreaterappreciationforcomplicatedmicroscopicandmacroscopicsystemsfullofrandommotionanddisorder. — DanielGaristo,ScientificAmerican,7Oct.2021 Bybringingquantumeffectsintothemacroscopicrealm—or,putanotherway,returningclassicalobjectstotheirtruequantumselves—Sillanpäähopestoinvestigatequantumgravity. — DanielGaristo,ScientificAmerican,6May2021 Thus,understandingthecellgivesusfurtherinsightintothemicroscopicprocessesthatdrivemacroscopicevents. — AnnaPowers,Forbes,30Aug.2021 Archeologistsusedradiocarbondating—amethodfordeterminingtheageoforganicmaterial—toanalyzemacroscopicseedsfoundwithinthefossils,accordingtothestudy. — ToriB.Powell,CBSNews,23Sep.2021 Atthatsizelevel,forinstance,amicrobotcouldworkonminuteobjectsusingaprobetiplikethoseusedinatomicforcemicroscopesandthentravelmacroscopicdistancestocarryoutotherchoressuchaswashingorcalibratingthetip. — StevenAshley,ScientificAmerican,21Oct.2011 Thecomplexinterplayofthemicroscopicandmacroscopicdeterminescosmiceschatology. — PriyamvadaNatarajan,TheNewYorkReviewofBooks,15June2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'macroscopic.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofmacroscopic 1872,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1 HistoryandEtymologyformacroscopic macro-+-scopic(inmicroscopic) LearnMoreAboutmacroscopic Sharemacroscopic PosttheDefinitionofmacroscopictoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofmacroscopiconTwitter TimeTravelerformacroscopic Thefirstknownuseofmacroscopicwas in1872 Seemorewordsfromthesameyear DictionaryEntriesNearmacroscopic macrosclereid macroscopic macrosegment SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsformacroscopic LastUpdated 24Feb2022 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Macroscopic.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/macroscopic.Accessed14Mar.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsformacroscopic macroscopic adjective mac·​ro·​scop·​ic |\ˌmak-rə-ˈskäp-ik \ Medical Definitionofmacroscopic :largeenoughtobeobservedbythenakedeye—comparemicroscopicsense2,submicroscopic,ultramicroscopicsense1 OtherWordsfrommacroscopic macroscopically \ -​i-​k(ə-​)lē \ adverb WORDOFTHEDAY cryptography SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary NamethatThing:FlowerEdition Namethatflower hyacinth hydrangea chrysanthemum amaryllis Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-questionchallenge! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay 'Za'and9OtherWordstoHelpYouWinatSCRABBLE Thesecrettop10wordsexpertsusetowinatSCR... 'Awhile'vs.'AWhile' Therearerules,butwho'slistening? AbsentLettersThatAreHeardAnyway Theyaren'tseenbuttheyareheard 'Lose'or'Loose'? Keepthissomewhereyouwon'tforgetit AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames TheReturnofCommonlyConfusedWords Yourchallengeisimminent.Orisitimmanent? Takethequiz ChallengingVocabularyQuizReturns! Notricks,justhardwordsyoumightencounterin... Takethequiz NameThatThing Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-question... Takethequiz