/ˈmaɪ.kɹoʊ/, /ˈmaɪ.kɹəʊ/
OriginFrom Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”), or shortened form for modern words formed from its derivative micro-.
- Small, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified.
“At the micro level he was a good manager. At the macro level he failed.”
“Financial independence and micro retirement have come to represent the autonomy I've created for myself, which is a powerful feeling.”
- abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countableClipping of microwave (“microwave oven”).
“Just put it in the micro for 30 seconds and it's ready to eat.”
“Yes. A nutritional dinner that will taste so good it’ll knock your socks off and maybe change your world—or at least your way of eating. I’d have to cook it at your place, though—all I have in my cott”
- abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountableClipping of microeconomics.
- countable, datedshort form of microcomputer
“If you can possibly afford to spend a few more pounds then you should move up into the next price bracket, where the potential of the home micro starts to be realised.”
“So what sort of hero is this bounding, bomb collecting midget? The answer is an arcade hero - and now he's let loose in your micro courtesy of conversion kings, Elite.”
- slang, uncountableMicromanagement.
- countable, uncountableA very small person, in the context of microphilia or macrophilia.
- A town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States.
Formsmore micro(comparative) · most micro(superlative) · micros(plural) · micros(present, singular, third-person) · microes(present, singular, third-person) · microing(participle, present) · microed(participle, past) · microed(past)