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macroscopic

adj · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Visible to the unassisted eye.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Having an appreciable mass.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

large enough to be visible with the naked eye

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: macroscopical

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: macroscopical

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh2ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh2ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképťomai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *-eyéti Proto-Indo-European *-esyéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh1yeti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Ancient Greek -έω (-éō) Ancient Greek σκοπέω (skopéō)der. English -scope Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -scopic English macroscopic From macro- + -scopic.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: макроскопичен (makroskopičen) — visible to the unassisted eye
  • Chinese Mandarin: 宏觀 /宏观 (hóngguān) — visible to the unassisted eye
  • Czech: makroskopický — visible to the unassisted eye
  • Estonian: makroskoopiline — visible to the unassisted eye
  • Finnish: makroskooppinen — visible to the unassisted eye
  • French: macroscopique — visible to the unassisted eye
  • German: makroskopisch — visible to the unassisted eye
  • Greek: μακροσκοπικός (makroskopikós) — visible to the unassisted eye
  • Hungarian: makroszkopikus — visible to the unassisted eye
  • Interlingua: macroscopic — visible to the unassisted eye
  • Irish: macrascópach — visible to the unassisted eye
  • Italian: macroscopico — visible to the unassisted eye
  • Norwegian Bokmål: makroskopisk — visible to the unassisted eye
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: makroskopisk — visible to the unassisted eye
  • Polish: makroskopowy — visible to the unassisted eye
  • Portuguese: macroscópico — visible to the unassisted eye
  • Romanian: macroscopic — visible to the unassisted eye
  • Russian: макроскопи́ческий (makroskopíčeskij) — visible to the unassisted eye
  • Spanish: macroscópico — visible to the unassisted eye
  • Vietnamese: vĩ mô — visible to the unassisted eye