macro

adjective/ˈmækroʊ/

Frequency rank: #5,982 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

relating to large scale, or a setting that enables extreme close-up photography.

Illustration for the English word “macro”

Example sentence

The photographer switched to macro mode to capture the tiny details of the flower.

Synonyms & related words

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