macro-

macro-

(word root) large

Examples of words with the root macro-: macrocosm

macro-

or macr-

pref.

1. Large: macronucleus.

2. Long: macrobiotics.

3. Inclusive: macroinstruction.

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[Greek makro-, from makros, large; see māk- in Indo-European roots.]

macro-

or before a vowel

macr-

combining form

1. large, long, or great in size or duration: macroscopic.

2. (in pathology) indicating abnormal enlargement or overdevelopment: macrocyte. Compare micro-⁵

3. producing larger than life images: macrophotography.

[from Greek makros large; compare Latin macer meagre]

mac•ro

(ˈmæk roʊ)

adj., n., pl. -ros. adj.

1. very large in scale or capability.

2. of or pertaining to macroeconomics.

n.

3. a single computer instruction that represents a sequence of instructions or keystrokes.

[independent use of macro-, or by shortening of words with macro- as initial element; (definition 5) shortening of macroinstruction]

macro-

a combining form meaning “large” (macromolecule), “abnormally large” (macrocyte), “major, significant” (macroevolution), “not local, extending over a broad area” (macrocosm), “visible to the naked eye” (macrophyte); often contrasting with micro-.

[< Greek makro-, comb. form of makrós long]

macro-

A prefix that means "large," as in macronucleus, a large kind of nucleus.

Translations

macro-

[ˌmækrəʊ-] prefix → macro-

macro-

pref → makro-, Makro-; macrolanguage → Makrosprache f