Macrodactylic, Macrodactylous Mac`ro·dac·tyl"ic, Mac`ro·dac"tyl·ous adjective (Zoology) Having long toes.
Macrodiagonal Mac`ro·di·ag"o·nal noun [
Macro- +
diagonal .]
(Crystallog.) The longer of two diagonals, as of a rhombic prism. See Crystallization .
Macrodome Mac"ro·dome noun [
Macro- +
dome .]
(Crystallog.) A dome parallel to the longer lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal. See Dome , noun , 4.
Macrodont Mac"ro·dont adjective [
Macro- + Greek
'odoy`s ,
'odo`ntos , a tooth.]
(Zoology) Having large teeth. --
noun A macrodont animal.
Macrofarad Mac"ro·far`ad noun [
Macro- +
farad .]
(Electricity) See Megafarad . [ R.]
Macroglossia Mac`ro·glos"si·a noun [ New Latin See
Macro- , and
Glossa .]
(Medicine) Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.
Macrognathic Mac`rog·nath"ic adjective [
Macro- +
gnathic .]
(Anthropol.) Long-jawed. Huxley.
Macrograph Mac"ro·graph noun [
Macro- +
-graph .]
A picture of an object as seen by the naked eye (that is, unmagnified); as, a macrograph of a metallic fracture.
Macrography Ma·crog"ra·phy noun Examination or study with the naked eye, as distinguished from micrography .
Macrology Ma·crol"o·gy noun [ Latin
macrologia , Greek ...; ... long +
lo`gos discourse: confer French
macrologie .]
Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of words.
Macrometer Ma·crom"e·ter noun [
Macro- +
-meter .]
An instrument for determining the size or distance of inaccessible objects by means of two reflectors on a common sextant.
Macron Ma"cron noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... long.]
(Pron.) A short, straight, horizontal mark [ -], placed over vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as, ā , in dāme ; ē , in sēam , etc.
Macropetalous Mac`ro·pet"al·ous adjective [
Macro- +
petal .]
(Botany) Having long or large petals.
Macrophyllous Ma·croph"yl·lous adjective [
Macro- + Greek ... a leaf.]
(Botany) Having long or large leaves.
Macropinacoid Mac`ro·pin"a·coid noun [
Macro- +
pinacoid .]
(Crystallog.) One of the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are parallel to the vertical and longer lateral (macrodiagonal) axes.
Macropod Mac"ro·pod noun [
Macro- +
-pod .]
(Zoology) Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; -- called also spider crab .
Macropodal Ma·crop"o·dal adjective Having long or large feet, or a long stem.
Macropodian Mac`ro·po"di·an noun A macropod.
Macropodous Ma·crop"o·dous adjective (Zoology) Having long legs or feet.
Macroprism Mac"ro·prism noun [
Macro- +
prism .]
(Crystallog.) A prism of an orthorhombic crystal between the macropinacoid and the unit prism; the corresponding pyramids are called macropyramids .
Macropteres Ma·crop"te·res noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... long + ... feather, wing.]
(Zoology) A division of birds; the Longipennes.
Macropterous Ma·crop"ter·ous adjective [ See
Macropteres .]
(Zoology) Having long wings.
Macropus Mac"ro·pus noun [ New Latin See
Macropod .]
(Zoology) A genus of marsupials including the common kangaroo.
Macropyramid Mac`ro·pyr"a·mid noun [
Macro- +
pyramid .]
(Crystallog.) See Macroprism .
Macroscopic, Macroscopical Mac`ro·scop"ic, Mac`ro·scop"ic·al adjective [
Macro- + Greek ... to view.]
Visible to the unassisted eye; -- as opposed to microscopic . --
Mac`ro*scop"ic*al*ly ,
adverb
Macrosporangium Mac`ro·spo·ran"gi·um noun [ New Latin See
Macro- , and
Sporangium .]
(Botany) A sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; -- opposed to microsporangium . Both are found in the genera Selaginella , Isoctes , and Marsilia , plants remotely allied to ferns.
Macrospore Mac"ro·spore noun [
Macro- +
spore .]
(Botany) One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella , etc.
Macrosporic Mac`ro·spor"ic adjective (Botany) Of or pertaining to macrospores.
Macrotone Mac"ro·tone noun [ Greek ... stretched out. See
Macro- , and
Tone .]
(Pron.) Same as Macron .
Macrotous Ma·cro"tous adjective [
Macro- + Greek
o"y^s , gen.
'wto`s , the ear.]
(Zoology) Large-eared.
Macroura Ma·crou"ra noun plural ,
Ma*crou"ral adjective , etc.
(Zoology) Same as Macrura , Macrural , etc.
Macrozoöspore Mac`ro·zo"ö·spore noun [
Macro- +
zoöspore .]
(Botany) A large motile spore having four vibratile cilia; -- found in certain green algæ.
Macrura Ma·cru"ra noun plural [ New Latin , from Greek ... long + ... tail.]
(Zoology) A subdivision of decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen largely developed. It includes the lobster, prawn, shrimp, and many similar forms. Confer Decapoda .
Macrural Ma·cru"ral adjective (Zoology) Same as Macrurous .
Macruran Ma·cru"ran noun (Zoology) One of the Macrura.
Macruroid Ma·cru"roid adjective [
Macrura +
-oid .]
(Zoology) Like or pertaining to the Macrura.
Macrurous Ma·cru"rous adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the Macrura; having a long tail.
Mactation Mac·ta"tion noun [ Latin
mactatio , from
macture to slay, sacrifice.]
The act of killing a victim for sacrifice. [ Obsolete]
Mactra Mac"tra noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... kneading trough, from ... to knead.]
(Zoology) Any marine bivalve shell of the genus Mactra , and allied genera. Many species are known. Some of them are used as food, as Mactra stultorum , of Europe. See Surf clam , under Surf .
Macula Mac"u·la noun ;
plural Maculæ . [ Latin , spot, stain, blot. See
Mail armor, and confer
Mackle ,
Macule .]
1. A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb. 2. (Zoology) A rather large spot or blotch of color.
Maculate Mac"u·late transitive verb [ Latin
maculatus , past participle of
maculare to spot. See
Macula , and confer
Macule ,
v. ]
To spot; to stain; to blur. Maculate the honor of their people.
Sir T. Elyot.
Maculate Mac"u·late adjective [ Latin
maculatus , past participle ]
Marked with spots or maculæ; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most maculate thoughts. Shak.
Maculated Mac"u·la`ted adjective Having spots or blotches; maculate.
Maculation Mac"u·la"tion noun [ Latin
maculatio .]
The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish. Shak.
Maculatory Mac"u·la·to·ry adjective Causing a spot or stain. T. Adams.
Maculature Mac"u·la·ture noun Blotting paper. [ Obsolete]
Macule Mac"ule noun [ French
macule . See
Macula .]
1. A spot. [ Obsolete]
2. (Print.) A blur, or an appearance of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little; a mackle.
Macule Mac"ule transitive verb [ Confer French
maculer . See
Maculate ,
v. ]
To blur; especially (Print.) , to blur or double an impression from type. See Mackle .
Maculose Mac"u·lose` adjective [ Latin
maculosus .]
Of or pertaining to spots upon a surface; spotted; maculate.
Mad Mad obsolete
past participle of Made . Chaucer.
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