Definition of macroscopic Macroscopic

mac•ro•scop•ic

We found 6 definitions of macroscopic from 5 different sources.

What does macroscopic mean?

Adjective
macroscopic - large enough to be visible with the naked eye
		macroscopical
macroscopic - visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye
		macroscopical

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Macroscopic means physical objects that are measurable and can be seen by the naked eye.

When one uses macroscopic for abstract objects, one thinks of the world as we see it without any help. Lengths scales are called macroscopic if they are fall in the range of more or less 1 mm up to 1 km.

One may use the term "macroscopic" also for a "larger view", namely a view only available from a large perspective. A macroscopic position could be considered the "big picture".

Macroscopy in physics.

In physics macroscopy is a relative term. If one looks at a galaxy, a star is microscopic in comparison with the whole galaxy, even if it is many, many orders of magnitude larger than us.