macroscopic
Americanadjective
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visible to the naked eye.
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pertaining to large units; comprehensive.
adjective
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large enough to be visible to the naked eye Compare microscopic
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comprehensive; concerned with large units
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physics capable of being described by the statistical properties of a large number of parts
Other Word Forms
- macroscopically adverb
Etymology
Origin of macroscopic
Example Sentences
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In the words of the committee, "the discovery of macroscopic quantum mechanical tunnelling and energy quantisation in an electric circuit".
From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025
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.
From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2024
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.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2024
That means the puddle has more entropy than the crystals, and the system evolves to the macroscopic state with the greatest entropy.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 28, 2024
But no writer can leave the macroscopic organization of a text to chance.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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