macroworld

English

Alternative forms

• macro-world

Etymology

From macro- +‎ world.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmækɹoʊˌwɝld/

Noun

macroworld (plural macroworlds)

1. A world or reality on a larger scale, thus for example the social scale when discussing individual affairs, or the human scale when discussing particle physics.
   • 2002, James Franklin Harris, Analytic Philosophy of Religion‎^[1], →ISBN, page 226:

     Perhaps there is indeterminacy in the macroworld, but quantum theory cannot justify such a claim.

Related terms

• microworld
• nanoworld