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Definition of "macroscopic" []

  • Large enough to be perceived or examined by the unaided eye. (adjective)
  • Relating to observations made by the unaided eye. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "macroscopic" in a sentence
  • "SBY showed his capacities as a leader that oversee problems in macroscopic way, but he failed to show comprehension to solve the micro issues."
  • "Maxwell equations, which are now known as the macroscopic Maxwell equations (valid in the presence of continuous polarizable matter)."
  • "By means of this concept he was able to write down modified [[Maxwell equations]], which are now known as the macroscopic Maxwell equations (valid in the presence of continuous polarizable matter)."