Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Macrometer

Ma‐crom″e‐ter (?), n. [Macro- + -meter.] An instrument for determining the size or distance of inaccessible objects by means of two reflectors on a common sextant.

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Macron

Ma″cron (?), n.(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.

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Macropetalous

Mac′ro‐pet″al‐ous (?), a. [Macro- + petal.] (Bot.) Having long or large petals.

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Macrophyllous

Ma‐croph″yl‐lous (?), a. [Macro- + Gr. � a leaf.] (Bot.) Having long or large leaves.

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Macropinacoid

Mac′ro‐pin″a‐coid (?), n. [Macro- + pinacoid.] (Crystallog.) One of the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are parallel to the vertical and longer lateral (macrodiagona...

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Macropod

Mac″ro‐pod (?), n. [Macro- + -pod.] (Zoöl.) Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; — called also spider crab.

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Macropodal

Ma‐crop″o‐dal (?), a. Having long or large feet, or a long stem.

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Macropodian

Mac′ro‐po″di‐an (?), n. A macropod.

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Macropodous

Ma‐crop″o‐dous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having long legs or feet.

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Macroprism

Mac″ro‐prism (?), n. [Macro- + prism.] (Crystallog.) A prism of an orthorhombic crystal between the macropinacoid and the unit prism; the corresponding pyramids are called macro...

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Macropteres

‖Ma‐crop″te‐res (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A division of birds; the Longipennes.

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Macropterous

Ma‐crop″ter‐ous (?), a. [See Macropteres.] (Zoöl.) Having long wings.

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Macropus

‖Mac″ro‐pus (?), n. [NL. See Macropod.] (Zoöl.) A genus of marsupials including the common kangaroo.

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Macropyramid

Mac′ro‐pyr″a‐mid (?), n. [Macro- + pyramid.] (Crystallog.) See Macroprism.

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Macroscopic

{ Mac′ro‐scop″ic (?), Mac′ro‐scop″ic‐al (?), } a. [Macro- + Gr. � to view.] Visible to the unassisted eye; — as opposed to microscopic. — Mac′ro‐scop″ic‐al‐ly, adv.

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Macrosporangium

‖Mac′ro‐spo‐ran″gi‐um (?), n. [NL. See Macro-, and Sporangium.] (Bot.) A sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; — opposed to microsporangium. Both are found in ...

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Macrospore

Mac″ro‐spore (?), n. [Macro- + spore.] (Bot.) One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless plants, as Selaginella, etc.

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Macrosporic

Mac′ro‐spor″ic (?), a.(Bot.) Of or pertaining to macrospores.

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Macrotone

Mac″ro‐tone (?), n. [Gr. � stretched out. See Macro-, and Tone.] (Pron.) Same as Macron.

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Macrotous

Ma‐cro″tous (?), a. [Macro- + Gr. οὑ̑σ, gen. ωτὄσ, the ear.] (Zoöl.) Large-eared.

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Macroura

‖Ma‐crou″ra (?), n. pl., Ma‐crou″ral (�), a., etc. (Zoöl.) Same as Macrura, Macrural, etc.

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Macrozoöspore

Mac′ro‐zo″ö‐spore (?), n. [Macro- + zoöspore.] (Bot.) A large motile spore having four vibratile cilia; — found in certain green algæ.

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Macrura

‖Ma‐cru″ra (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A subdivision of decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen largely developed. It includes the lobster, prawn, shrimp, and many similar forms. Cf. Decap...

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Macrural

Ma‐cru″ral (?), a.(Zoöl.) Same as Macrurous.

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Macruran

Ma‐cru″ran (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Macrura.

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Macruroid

Ma‐cru″roid (?), a. [Macrura + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the Macrura.

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Macrurous

Ma‐cru″rous (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Macrura; having a long tail.