macroscopic
adjective
mac·ro·scop·ic
ˌma-krə-ˈskä-pik 
1
: observable by the naked eye
2
: involving large units or elements
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Those atoms then could bind together, just as Democritus had theorized more than 2000 years before, into the molecules and larger structures that composed our macroscopic world.
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
The three scientists successfully verified that microscopic magnetic turbulence can initiate magnetic reconnection, causing a cascade of effects that reorganize plasma on a macroscopic scale.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
At a macroscopic level, very few players are working in this niche space; while the urgency of addressing obesity and metabolic health is certainly well-recognized, few clinical services exist to address the problem with focused attention.
—Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
This causes a separation of the positive and negative charges on the microscopic level that, on the macroscopic scale, comes out as electricity.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
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Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 30 Sep. 2025
The three scientists successfully verified that microscopic magnetic turbulence can initiate magnetic reconnection, causing a cascade of effects that reorganize plasma on a macroscopic scale.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2025
At a macroscopic level, very few players are working in this niche space; while the urgency of addressing obesity and metabolic health is certainly well-recognized, few clinical services exist to address the problem with focused attention.
—Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
This causes a separation of the positive and negative charges on the microscopic level that, on the macroscopic scale, comes out as electricity.
—New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2025
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macroscopic
adjective
mac·ro·scop·ic
ˌmak-rə-ˈskäp-ik
: large enough to be observed by the naked eye
macroscopic animals
Medical Definition
macroscopic
adjective
mac·ro·scop·ic
ˌmak-rə-ˈskäp-ik
: large enough to be observed by the naked eye compare microscopic sense 2, submicroscopic, ultramicroscopic sense 1
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