Macro (adjective)
Very large in scope or scale.
Macro (adjective)
clipping of macrobiotic
Macro (noun)
clipping of macronutrient
Macro (noun)
A comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program.
“The preprocessor expands any embedded macros into source code before it is compiled.”
Macro (noun)
macro lens
Micro (adjective)
Small, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified.
“At the micro level he was a good manager. At the macro level he failed.”
Macro (noun)
a single instruction that expands automatically into a set of instructions to perform a particular task.
Macro (noun)
a macro lens.
Macro (adjective)
large-scale; overall
“the analysis of social events at the macro level”
Macro (adjective)
relating to macrophotography
“your lens has a macro setting for shooting big close-ups”
Micro (noun)
a microcomputer.
Micro (noun)
a microprocessor.
Micro (noun)
a very short miniskirt or minidress.
Micro (adjective)
extremely small
“a micro buffet area”
Micro (adjective)
small-scale
“many people think on a micro level”