macromechanical

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adjective

Describing relatively large-scale mechanical processes

Opposite
micromechanical
OriginEnglish mechanical ← Middle English mechanical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? →
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Meanings

adjectivemacromechanical (not comparable)
  1. not comparableDescribing relatively large-scale mechanical processes

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
micromechanical

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*makrós
  4. Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
  5. Frenchmacro-
  6. Englishmacro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  8. Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
  9. Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
  10. Latinmēchanicus
  11. Old Frenchmecanique
  12. Middle Englishmechanic
  13. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  15. Middle Englishmechanical
  16. Englishmechanical
  17. Englishmacromechanical

From macro- + mechanical.

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APA

macromechanical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macromechanical

MLA

“macromechanical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macromechanical. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macromechanical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macromechanical.

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