macro

CEFRB2

/ˈmæk.ɹoʊ/

noun · adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A command that performs a series of actions automatically.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Clipping of macrobiotic.

Examples

  • He took a lot of macro photographs of disgusting Canadian bugs.

  • The preprocessor expands any embedded macros into source code before it is compiled.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈmæk.ɹəʊ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning
  1. Clipping of macroeconomics.

adjective

Extra meanings
  1. Very large in scope or scale.

  2. Very large in scale or scope.

More examples

In context
  • But simply turning off iCloud backups was an incomplete solution. The macro problem, I wrote in my column last year, is that people have sacrificed ownership and control of their data.

  • Crumb's sexual fixation on gigantic women's legs became a major feature of his most celebrated images. Despite the common themes among macrophiles, Ed Lundt believes that no two macro fantasies are quite alike […]

  • He said he macroed anatomy from 0 to about 80 and his healing went from the 52 he started with to 58.2.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The photographer used a blank lens to capture tiny details of the flower.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From macro-, from French, from Latin, ulimately from Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós, “long”).