/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 . Computers. an instruction that represents a sequence of instructions in abbreviated form.
6. macroeconomics.
[ independent use of MACRO-, taken as an adjective, or by shortening of words with MACRO- as initial element ]