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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMacroscopically
/ˌmæk.rəˈskɒp.ɪ.kəl.i/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In a way that is visible to the naked eye without the aid of a microscope.
"The tumor could be observed macroscopically as a distinct dark mass on the tissue surface." - 2
From a large-scale or macroscopic perspective rather than a microscopic or detailed one.
"The structural failure of the bridge was analyzed both macroscopically and at the microstructural level."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek makros meaning 'large' or 'long' combined with skopein meaning 'to look at', alongside the suffix -ic and adverbial marker -ally. It entered scientific English in the 19th century to describe phenomena visible to the naked eye, contrasting with microscopic scales.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Macroscopically" is said worldwide
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macroscopiquement
Transliteration: mak.ʁɔs.kɔ.pik.mɑ̃
"Les lésions étaient visibles macroscopiquement sur l'organe."
makroskopisch
Transliteration: makʁoˈskoːpɪʃ
"Die Probe war makroskopisch frei von Verunreinigungen."
macroscopicamente
Transliteration: ma.kro.sko.pi.kaˈmen.te
"Il campione appariva macroscopicamente alterato."
macroscópicamente
Transliteration: ma.kɾo.sko.pi.kaˈmen.te
"El cambio estructural se pudo observar macroscópicamente."
macroscopicamente
Transliteration: ma.kɾo.sko.pi.kaˈmẽ.tʃi
"A alteração era visível macroscopicamente."
स्थूल रूप से
Transliteration: sthool roop se
"इस परिवर्तन को स्थूल रूप से देखा जा सकता है।"
宏观地
Transliteration: hóng guān de
"我们可以宏观地观察这个物理现象。"
거시적으로
Transliteration: geosijeog-euro
"그 현상은 거시적으로 관찰될 수 있다."
虫視的に
Transliteration: makuroteki ni
Script: マクロ的に
"その変化はマクロ的に確認することができた。"
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