macrostep

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noun

A relatively large steplike deformation in the structure of a crystal.

OriginEnglish step ← Middle English steppen ← Old English stæppan →
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Meanings

nounmacrostep (plural macrosteps)

plural macrosteps

  1. A relatively large steplike deformation in the structure of a crystal.

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-Germanic*stapjaną
  8. Proto-West Germanic*stappjan
  9. Old Englishstæppan
  10. Middle Englishsteppen
  11. Englishstep
  12. Englishmacrostep

From macro- + step.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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