a combining form meaning “large,” “long,” “great,” “excessive,” used in the formation of compound words, contrasting with micro-: macrocosm; macrofossil; macrograph; macroscopic.
Also especially before a vowel, macr-.
Origin of macro-
<Greek makro-, combining form of makrós long; cognate with Latin macer lean; see meager
The site says the back will have four cameras, a 48MP main camera, 16MP wide-angle, 5MP macro, and a 2MP depth lens.
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From a critical assessment of consumer macro-trends against search data, to the way business trends have accelerated in the current context, we’re starting to paint a picture of the new agency landscape.
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Rotational energy and momentum must be conserved, but it wasn’t clear how the macro whirling of a vortex is transferred to smaller and smaller scales, ultimately dissipating at the molecular level.
An Unexpected Twist Lights Up the Secrets of Turbulence|David H. Freedman|September 3, 2020|Quanta Magazine
You can assign multi-key combos and other complex commands to one of its six dedicated macro keys.
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Although Dawn Fitzpatrick has gradually pulled money from the strategy since taking over as chief investment officer in 2017, this year she allocated some money to an outside global macro fund for the first time.
Hedge Fund ‘Pirates’ Set Sail Again|Daniel Malloy|August 21, 2020|Ozy
Yep, organic rice syrup—i.e., sugar—is still its main ingredient, no matter how macro its biotics may be.
Your Health Food’s Hidden Sugar Bomb|Michael Schulson|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
All the macro statistics bear that out (percentage of people employed, real wages, percentage of GDP going to labor, etc.).
Is Crowdsourced Labor the Future of Middle Class Employment?|Sarah Kunst|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We experience power every day, in a million different ways, in our own lives, from the micro to the macro.
Beau Willimon on Most Shocking Twists in ‘House of Cards’ Season 2|Andrew Romano|February 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This reflects the balance between the macro mission of outreach and its implementation at a micro level.
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MACRO SHOT – The tendrils INTERWINE with gentle undulations.
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The sombre pines of California and the macro carpa cypress cover thousands of acres.
The Long White Cloud|William Pember Reeves
Macro, grocer and alderman, and five times Mayor of Bury-St.
Early English Dramatists--Recently Recovered "Lost" Tudor Plays with some others|Various
Macro died 2nd Feb. 1767, and was buried at Norton, near Bury.
Early English Dramatists--Recently Recovered "Lost" Tudor Plays with some others|Various
Macro's correspondence with literary men and artists forms the additional MSS.
Early English Dramatists--Recently Recovered "Lost" Tudor Plays with some others|Various
British Dictionary definitions for macro (1 of 2)
macro
/ (ˈmækrəʊ) /
nounpluralmacros
a macro lens
Also: macro instructiona single computer instruction that initiates a set of instructions to perform a specific task
British Dictionary definitions for macro (2 of 2)
macro-
before a vowelmacr-
combining form
large, long, or great in size or durationmacroscopic
(in pathology) indicating abnormal enlargement or overdevelopmentmacrocyte Compare micro- (def. 5)
producing larger than life imagesmacrophotography
Word Origin for macro-
from Greek makros large; compare Latin macermeagre