Meanings
nounmacrostate (plural macrostates)
plural macrostates
- natural sciencesA group of macroscopic properties of a physical system, such as its temperature and pressure.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*meh₂ḱ-
- Proto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós
- Proto-Hellenic*makrós
- Ancient Greekμᾰκρός (măkrós)
- Frenchmacro-
- Englishmacro-
- Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
- Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
- Proto-Italic*status
- Latinstatu
- Old Frenchestat
- Middle Englishstat
- Englishstate
- Englishmacrostate
Translations
Czech makrostav
- makrostavgroup of properties
Danish makrotilstand
- makrotilstandgroup of properties
German Makrozustand
- Makrozustandgroup of properties
Greek μακροκατάσταση
- μακροκατάσταση (makrokatástasi)group of properties
Polish makrostan
- makrostangroup of properties
Cite this entry
APA
macrostate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrostate
MLA
“macrostate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrostate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “macrostate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/macrostate.
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