macro-

macro-

1. large
2. long

From French, from Latin, from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmækɹoʊ/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmækɹəʊ/

macro-

2. large

   macronucleus

4. long

   macrobiotics

6. inclusive

   macroinstruction

8. (augmentative) intensely, extremely, or exceptional
10. great in scope or scale, to analyse at a high level, or existing in such a frame of reference

    macrosociology, macroanatomy, macrobenthos

12. large in quantity

    macronutrient, macrodose

• Another form of macro- is macr-, which is especially used before a vowel (a, e, i, o and u, and sometimes y).

• (augmentative): super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, arch-, over-, mega-, maxi-, giga-, -zilla, grand

• macromere
• macroscopic

• macron

• AMORC, Armco, Comar, Coram, Marco, carom, croma

From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌma.kɾu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˌma.kɾo]

macro-

1. macro-

   Antonym: micro-

From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).

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macro-

1. macro-

   Antonym: micro-

From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).

macro-

1. macro-

   Antonym: micro-

• Marco, croma, marco, marcò

From Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).

macro-

1. macro-

   Antonym: micro-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μακρο- (makro-, “long, large”).

macro-

1. macro-

   Antonym: micro-

• “macro-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024