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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024macro-, prefix. - macro- comes from Greek, where it has the meaning "large (or long), esp. in comparison with others of its kind.'' This meaning is found in such words as: macrobiotic, macrocosm, macron. Compare micro-.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: macro-, (before a vowel)macr- combining form - large, long, or great in size or duration: macroscopic
- (in pathology) indicating abnormal enlargement or overdevelopment
Etymology: from Greek makros large; compare Latin macer meagre mac•ro (mak′rō),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ros. adj. - very large in scale, scope, or capability.
- of or pertaining to macroeconomics.
n. - anything very large in scale, scope, or capability.
- Photographya macro lens.
- ComputingAlso called macroinstruction. an instruction that represents a sequence of instructions in abbreviated form.
- Businessmacroeconomics.
- independent use of macro-, taken as an adjective, or by shortening of words with macro- as initial element
- a combining form meaning "large,'' "long,'' "great,'' "excessive,'' used in the formation of compound words, contrasting with micro-: macrocosm;
macrofossil;
macrograph;
macroscopic.
Also,[esp. before a vowel,] macr-. - Greek makro-, combining form of makrós long; cognate with Latin macer lean; see meager
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