macro-

(word root) largeExamples of words with the root macro-: macrocosm

macro-

or macr-pref.1. Large: macronucleus.2. Long: macrobiotics.3. Inclusive: macroinstruction.

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

macro-

or before a vowel

macr-

combining form1. large, long, or great in size or duration: macroscopic. 2. (in pathology) indicating abnormal enlargement or overdevelopment: macrocyte. Compare micro-⁵3. 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-

, macr- (mac'rō), Large, long.
See also: mega-, megalo-. [G. makros]

macro-

prefix, Greek, large, long. Cf Micro. -.

macro-

, macr-Combining forms meaning large, long.
See also: mega-, megalo-[G. makros]

macro-

Combining form denoting large.

macro-

prefix denoting great or large.

macro-

, macr-Combining forms meaning large, long. [G. makros]

Acronym

Definition

MACRO-➣Large, Great (Prefix)