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macrocategory

macrocategory noun: a category that is made up of multiple smaller microcategories.

Noun

macrocategory (plural macrocategories)

  1. A category that is made up of multiple smaller microcategories.
    • The procedure consists of microcategory detection, and feature matching to detect macrocategories.1994, Machine Vision Applications in Industrial Inspection, page 141
    • In this dynamic, interrelated microcategory problems, such as prostitution and violence against women, are recognized as manifestations of macrocategory problems such as poverty and human rights.1995, Margaret Eletta Guider, Daughters of Rahab, page 109

Forms of macrocategory

pluralmacrocategories

Questions about macrocategory

What does macrocategory mean?
Macrocategory means a category that is made up of multiple smaller microcategories.
What part of speech is macrocategory?
Macrocategory is a noun.
What is the plural of macrocategory?
The plural of macrocategory is macrocategories.

Words near macrocategory in the dictionary

  1. macrocarpins
  2. macrocarpol
  3. macrocarrier
  4. macrocarriers
  5. macrocategories
  6. macrocategory
  7. macrocatheter
  8. macrocatheters
  9. macrocavern
  10. macrocaverns
  11. macrocell

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