单词 | macroscopic |
释义 | macroscopic (once / 159721 pages) adj Macroscopic things are large enough to be seen without using a microscope. Many creatures, from ants to elephants, are macroscopic. Macroscopic is the opposite of microscopic, which describes anything you need a microscope to see. A scientist might use macroscopic to talk about the regular view of an object, when you're looking at it unaided by any magnification device. The macroscopic view of a leaf is quite different from the microscopic, which reveals the molecules that comprise it. Macro- means "large," from the Greek root makros, "long or large." WORD FAMILYmacroscopic: macroscopical+/macroscopical: macroscopically USAGE EXAMPLESIn a macroscopic advance, scientists have taken the first multicolor images of cells using an electron microscope. Science Magazine(Nov 04, 2016) The information is encoded in a ‘topological’ property — that is, a collective property of the system that only changes with macroscopic movements, not small fluctuations. Nature(Oct 20, 2016) For all the differences, I think I see a similarity between the subjects of economics and physics: "Classical", or "macroscopic", and "Quantum". New York Times(Oct 17, 2016) 1adj visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye Syn macroscopical seeable, visible capable of being seen; or open to easy view 2adj large enough to be visible with the naked eye Syn macroscopical big, large above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent |
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