adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ ma-kr ə - ' skä-pik
Function: adjective
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary macr- + -scopic (as in microscopic )
Date: 1872
1 : large enough to be observed by the naked eye
2 : considered in terms of large units or elements
– mac · ro · scop · i · cal · ly \ -pi-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb