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macrostate

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A group of macroscopic properties of a physical system, such as its temperature and pressure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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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 *steh2- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *stéh2-tu-s ~ *sth2-téw-s Proto-Italic *status Latin statuslbor. Old French estatbor. Middle English stat English state English macrostate From macro- + state.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: makrostav — group of properties
  • Danish: makrotilstand — group of properties
  • Georgian: მაკრომდგომარეობა (maḳromdgomareoba) — group of properties
  • German: Makrozustand — group of properties
  • Greek: μακροκατάσταση (makrokatástasi) — group of properties
  • Polish: makrostan — group of properties