macro
(adjective) very large in scale or scope or capability
macro, macro instruction
(noun) a single computer instruction that results in a series of instructions in machine language
Source: WordNet® 3.1
macro (not comparable)
Very large in scope or scale.
(cooking, colloquial) Clipping of macrobiotic.
macro (countable and uncountable, plural macros)
(colloquial, nutrition, countable, chiefly, in plural) Clipping of macronutrient.
(colloquial, economics, uncountable) Clipping of macroeconomics.
macro (plural macros)
(programming) A comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program.
• Often used attributively; a macro language is the syntax for defining new macros; while macro expansion refers to the task of replacing the human-friendly version with a machine-readable version; a macro virus is a computer virus written in a macro language. Individual macros are sometimes referred to as macro functions, particularly when they accept parameters.
• The distinction between a macro language and a programming language is imprecise. Often a macro language is designed to allow one to customize one particular program, whereas a programming language is designed for writing entirely new programs.
• Whereas a shortcut is particularly easy to use, widely supported, and designed for normal users, macro systems are normally designed for power users.
macro (plural macros)
(photography) macro lens
• AMORC, Comar, Coram, Marco, carom, croma
Source: Wiktionary
Mac"ro-. Etym: [Gr. makro`s, adj.]
Definition: A combining form signifying long, large, great; as macrodiagonal, macrospore.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
