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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMacro-apparatus
/ˈmæk.roʊ ˌæp.əˈreɪ.təs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large-scale instrument, device, or complex system designed for a specific technical, scientific, or institutional function.
"The research facility was dominated by a complex macro-apparatus designed to measure atmospheric pressure variations." - 2
An extensive structural organization or institutional framework encompassing multiple smaller subsystems.
"Sociological analysis often treats the state bureaucracy as a singular macro-apparatus of social control."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combining form 'macro-' (from Greek makros, meaning 'long' or 'large') and 'apparatus' (from Latin apparatus, from apparare, meaning 'to prepare'). It emerged in technical and scientific literature during the mid-20th century to describe large-scale physical, political, or institutional systems.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Macro-apparatus" is said worldwide
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macro-appareil
Transliteration: /mak.ʁo a.pa.ʁɛj/
"Ce macro-appareil est essentiel pour les expériences de physique nucléaire."
Makro-Apparat
Transliteration: /ˈmakʁo ˌapaˈʁaːt/
"Der neue Makro-Apparat nimmt einen großen Teil des Labors ein."
macro-apparato
Transliteration: /ˈmak.ro ap.paˈra.to/
"Il macro-apparato industriale richiede una manutenzione costante."
macroaparato
Transliteration: /ma.kɾwa.paˈɾa.to/
"El macroaparato estatal regula todas las actividades económicas."
macro-aparelho
Transliteration: /ˈma.kɾu a.paˈɾe.ʎu/
"O macro-aparelho tecnológico foi instalado na semana passada."
बृहत्-उपकरण
Transliteration: brihat-upakaran
"यह बृहत्-उपकरण अनुसंधान केंद्र की मुख्य विशेषता है।"
宏观装置
Transliteration: hóngguān zhuāngzhì
"这个宏观装置用于测试材料的耐久性。"
거대 장치
Transliteration: geodae jangchi
"연구원들은 새로운 거대 장치를 실험하고 있다."
マクロ装置
Transliteration: makuro sōchi
"その実験には複雑なマクロ装置が必要です。"
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