macro-

See also macro

English

Etymology

From French, from Latin, from Ancient Greek μακρός (makros, “long”).

Prefix

macro-

1. large

   macronucleus

2. long

   macrobiotics

3. inclusive

   macroinstruction

Usage notes

• Another form of macro- is macr-, which is especially used before a vowel (a, e, i, o and u, and sometimes y).

Derived terms

[+] English words prefixed with macro-

terms derived from macro-

macrobiotics macrocephaly macroclimate macrocode macrocosm macrocyte macrocytosis

macroeconomics macroevolution macrofossil macrogamete macroglobulin macroglobulinemia macrograph

macrography macrohistorical macroinstruction macrolevel macromere macromolecule macron macronucleus macronutrient

macrophage macrophysics macrophyte macropterous macroscale macroscopic macrosporangium macrospore

Related terms

• macron

Translations

large

• Catalan: macro- (ca)
• Finnish: makro- (fi)
• French: macro- (fr)
• German: makro- (de)
• Greek: μακρο- (el) (makro-)

• Icelandic: stór- (is), óeðlilega stór (is) m and f, óeðlilega stórt (is) n, risa- (is)
• Khmer: មហា- (km) (mɔhaa-)
• Russian: макро- (ru) (mákro-)
• Spanish: macro- (es)

long

• Greek: μακρο- (el) (makro-)
• Icelandic: lang- (is)

• Khmer: ទីឃ- (km) (tiikʰea’-)

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Catalan

Prefix

macro-

1. macro-

Antonyms

• micro-

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Italian

Prefix

macro-

1. macro-

Antonyms

• micro-

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Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μακρο- (makro-) "long, large".

Prefix

macro-

1. macro-

Antonyms

• micro-

Derived terms

[+] Spanish words prefixed with macro-