"macroworld" meaning in English

See macroworld in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmækɹoʊˌwɝld/ [US] Forms: macroworlds [plural], macro-world [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós Proto-Germanic *weraz Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi Proto-Germanic *alaną Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Germanic *-þiz Proto-Germanic *aldiz Proto-Germanic *weraldiz Proto-West Germanic *weraldi Old English weorold Middle English world English world English macroworld From macro- + world. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|macro-|world|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós Proto-Hellenic *makrós Ancient Greek μᾰκρός (măkrós)der. French macro-der. English macro- Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-? 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  1. A world or reality on a larger scale, thus for example the social scale when discussing individual affairs, or the human scale when discussing particle physics. Related terms: microworld, nanoworld

Inflected forms

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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              38,
              48
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "2002, James Franklin Harris, Analytic Philosophy of Religion, →ISBN, page 226:",
          "text": "Perhaps there is indeterminacy in the macroworld, but quantum theory cannot justify such a claim.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A world or reality on a larger scale, thus for example the social scale when discussing individual affairs, or the human scale when discussing particle physics."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "larger",
          "larger"
        ],
        [
          "scale",
          "scale"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmækɹoʊˌwɝld/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "macroworld"
}

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