macroscopic
visible to the naked eye.: Compare microscopic (def. 1).
pertaining to large units; comprehensive.
Origin of macroscopic
1- Also mac·ro·scop·i·cal .
Other words from macroscopic
- mac·ro·scop·i·cal·ly, adverb
Words Nearby macroscopic
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How to use macroscopic in a sentence
What we experience as space and time are the product of quantum processes operating at a deeper, microscopic level – processes that don’t make much sense to us as creatures rooted in the macroscopic world.
The one example that she discusses where constructor theory can achieve something that the current theories cannot is to provide macroscopic laws that are truly irreversible.
The End of Reductionism Could Be Nigh. Or Not. - Facts So Romantic | Sabine Hossenfelder | June 18, 2021 | NautilusThe next better laws of nature might come from macroscopic objects, not microscopic ones.
The End of Reductionism Could Be Nigh. Or Not. - Facts So Romantic | Sabine Hossenfelder | June 18, 2021 | NautilusHis research interests are in understanding how macroscopic patterns and processes are maintained at the level of ecosystems and the biosphere.
How to Build Trust in Covid-19 Vaccines - Issue 93: Forerunners | Ramanan Laxminarayan, Susan Fitzpatrick, & Simon Levin | December 9, 2020 | NautilusAt the macroscopic scale, how long an object takes to go from A to B is simply the distance divided by the object’s speed.
Quantum Tunnels Show How Particles Can Break the Speed of Light | Natalie Wolchover | October 20, 2020 | Quanta Magazine
It is quite compact in appearance, and as a rule very few macroscopic crystals can be seen in it.
In the acute case of poisoning in man reported by Tiraboschi and Taito, no macroscopic changes were noted in the stomach mucosa.
Barium, A Cause of the Loco-Weed Disease | Albert Cornelius Crawfordmacroscopic and microscopic observations have to go hand in hand in the study of volcanic phenomena.
Volcanoes: Past and Present | Edward HullTheir macroscopic appearances vary with the stage of the disease at which they are examined.
The macroscopic equations result from a process of averaging out, and may be different in different cases.
The Analysis of Mind | Bertrand Russell
British Dictionary definitions for macroscopic
/ (ˌməkrəʊˈskɒpɪk) /
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
Origin of macroscopic
1- Also called: megascopic
Derived forms of macroscopic
- macroscopically, adverb
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