macroscopic

Adjective
Synonyms: macroscopical

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. visible to the naked eye; using the naked eyeSynonyms: macroscopicalOpposite invisibleSimilar visible, seeable
  2. large enough to be visible with the naked eyeSynonyms: macroscopicalOpposite small, littleSimilar large, big
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Mac′ro·scop′ic, Mac′ro·scop′ic·al adjective

Origin: Macro- + Gr. … to view.

Visible to the unassisted eye; — as opposed to microscopic. — Mac′wb-a2′>′ro·scop′wb-a1′>′ic·al·ly, adverb

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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