macrophysicsn.
/ˌmakrəʊˈfɪzɪks/, U.S. /ˌmækroʊˈfɪzɪks/ The part of physics that deals with bodies and phenomena on a macroscopic scale.
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1909 Cent. Dict. Suppl. Macrophysics.
1936 Discovery Mar. 96/2 Thirteen unsolved problems are listed, ranging from those concerning the creation of the universe..to the structure of the atom, from macrophysics and astronomy via biology..back to physical science again.
1956 Nature 18 Feb. 321/1 Mr. F. H. Ludlam..pointed out that the partitioning (into micro-, macro- and synoptic-physics) of cloud studies..must not be made too rigid.
1980 Dædalus Spring 34 A Tao of Physics in which the details of modern macrophysics and microphysics are matched to those of the mystical tradition.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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