Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

macrostructure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: macrostruc-ture
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The gross structure of a material or tissue as visible to the unaided eye or at very low levels of magnification.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The gross structure of a pure metal or alloy, as revealed by magnifications of 10X or less.

Countable; Uncountable

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- English structure English macrostructure From macro- + structure.

Usage

Inflected Forms

macrostructures (plural)

Antonyms

microstructure

Questions

What does macrostructure mean?: The gross structure of a material or tissue as visible to the unaided eye or at very low levels of magnification.
Where does macrostructure come from?: 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- English structure English macrostructure From macro- + structure.

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