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• macro — macrocyte, macrocytic; macroscopic * * * mac·ro mak (.)rō adj 1) large, thick, or excessively developed <macro layer of the cerebral cortex> 2 a) of or involving large quantities: intended for use with large quantities <a macro procedure …   Medical dictionary

• macro — [mak′rō] n. pl. macros [ MACRO(INSTRUCTION)] a single computer instruction that represents a given sequence of instructions; macroinstruction adj. 1. broad, general, or comprehensive in coverage, outlook, etc. or large in scale, effect, etc.… …   English World dictionary

• macro — a. very large in scale or scope or capability; as, macroeconomics. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• macro- — comb. form meaning long, abnormally large, on a large scale, taken into English via Middle French and Medieval Latin from Gk. makros long, large, from PIE root *mak long, thin (Cf. L. macer lean, thin; O.N. magr, O.E. mæger lean, thin; Gk. mekos… …   Etymology dictionary

• macro- — ► COMBINING FORM 1) long; over a long period: macroevolution. 2) large or large scale: macrocosm. ORIGIN from Greek makros long, large …   English terms dictionary

• Macro-engineering — In engineering, macro engineering (alternatively known as macroengineering or macro engineering and as megaengineering) is the implementation of extremely large scale design projects. In particular, macroengineering is the process of marshaling… …   Wikipedia

• macro — /mak roh/, adj., n., pl. macros. adj. 1. very large in scale, scope, or capability. 2. of or pertaining to macroeconomics. n. 3. anything very large in scale, scope, or capability. 4. Photog. a macro lens. 5. Also called macroinstruction.… …   Universalium

• macro — noun (plural macros) 1》 (also macro instruction) Computing a single instruction that expands automatically into a set of instructions to perform a task. 2》 Photography a macro lens. adjective large scale; overall …   English new terms dictionary

• macro — mac•ro [[t]ˈmæk roʊ[/t]] adj. n. pl. ros 1) cvb very large in scale or capability 2) cvb of or pertaining to macroeconomics 3) cmp a single computer instruction that represents a sequence of instructions or keystrokes • Etymology: independent use …   From formal English to slang

• Scale (spatial) — Spatial scale provides a shorthand form for discussing relative lengths, areas, distances and sizes. A microclimate, for instance, is one which might occur in a mountain valley or near a lakeshore, whereas a megatrend is one which involves the… …   Wikipedia